The Most Dangerous Sports in The U.S.???

     

     We got talking about this topic because of a 60-Minutes segment tonight on CBS-8 and a NY Times story about a similar danger from hockey.

So what is the most dangerous sport?

It really depends on which list you look at, some come from individual writers, some from industries, like the casualty insurance folks who found that based on the number of injuries, this is the top 10 list:

#10 Track and Field
#9 Gymnastics
#8 Cheerleading
#7 Wrestling
#6 Volleyball
#5 Softball
#4 Baseball
#3 Soccer
#2 Basketball
#1 Football

Based on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's list compiled from injuries treated in emergency rooms:

1. Basketball: 512,213
2. Bicycling: 485,669
3. Football: 418,260
4. Soccer: 174,686
5. Baseball: 155,898
6. Skateboards: 112,544
7. Trampolines: 108,029
8. Softball: 106,884
9. Swimming/Diving: 82,354
10. Horseback riding: 73,576
11. Weightlifting: 65,716
12. Volleyball: 52,091
13. Golf: 47,360
14. Roller skating: 35,003
15. Wrestling: 33,734

 An ABC News story High School list tops with Football and ends with wrestling.