Yes. There was rugby, soccer, and baseball to name a few. Athletics (track and field) was also popular. American football had just begun (the first college game was in 1869).
it has to be out of the ordanary, an extreme sport can be anything that can put your own life at risk such as mountain biking or paintball, what makes an extreme sport is the intensity that you feel...
Football(soccer)Nooo...it depends what country your talking about America's most popular watched sport is baseball and bsketball which makes them the richest sports. :)