Who founded Special Olympics? When was it founded?
Eunice Kennedy Shriver was the founder of Special Olympics.  She was the fifth of nine children of Joseph P. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. In the 50s and 60s Shriver saw that people with intellectual disabilities were treated poorly and left out of many organizations and activities.  In 1962 she hosted "Camp Shriver" in her backyard, where she invited people with intellectual disabilities to participate in summer camp because she wanted to explore the children's skills in various sports and activities.  The idea behind her camp began to grow until July 1968, when the first International Special Olympics Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, USA. 