Football Facts and Figures for '49
Title | Football Facts and Figures for '49 PDF eBook |
Author | Williamson National Football Rating System |
Publisher | |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 1950 |
Genre | Football |
ISBN |
Football: Facts and Figures
Title | Football: Facts and Figures PDF eBook |
Author | Louis Henry Baker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 1945 |
Genre | Football |
ISBN |
Sports and Freedom
Title | Sports and Freedom PDF eBook |
Author | Ronald A. Smith |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 1990-12-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0195362187 |
Perhaps more than any other two colleges, Harvard and Yale gave form to American intercollegiate athletics--a form that was inspired by the Oxford-Cambridge rivalry overseas, and that was imitated by colleges and universities throughout the United States. Focusing on the influence of these prestigious eastern institutions, this fascinating study traces the origins and development of intercollegiate athletics in America from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Smith begins with an historical overview of intercollegiate athletics and details the evolution of individual sports--crew, baseball, track and field, and especially football. Then, skillfully setting various sports events in their broader social and cultural contexts, Smith goes on to discuss many important issues that are still relevant today: student-faculty competition for institutional athletic control; the impact of the professional coach on big-time athletics; the false concept of amateurism in college athletics; and controversies over eligibility rules. He also reveals how the debates over brutality and ethics created the need for a central organizing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, which still runs college sports today. Sprinkled throughout with spicy sports anecdotes, from the Thanksgiving Day Princeton-Yale football game that drew record crowds in the 1890s to a meeting with President Theodore Roosevelt on football violence, this lively, in-depth investigation will appeal to serious sports buffs as well as to anyone interested in American social and cultural history.
Football
Title | Football PDF eBook |
Author | Louis Henry Baker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 774 |
Release | 1945 |
Genre | Football |
ISBN |
Football By the Numbers
Title | Football By the Numbers PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Elizabeth Salzmann |
Publisher | ABDO |
Pages | 14 |
Release | 2010-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1617145165 |
Football By the Numbers presents math standards in a cleverly disguised format. This book includes number-based facts and a brief introduction to the game of football. Full-page photos show the actions of both the offense and the defense. Brief story problems are matched with each photo to promote reading comprehension and math practice.
Football
Title | Football PDF eBook |
Author | Louis Henry Baker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 1948 |
Genre | College sports |
ISBN |
The Best Book of Football Facts & Stats
Title | The Best Book of Football Facts & Stats PDF eBook |
Author | John Mehno |
Publisher | |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 9781552977682 |
A comprehensive look at football history with statistics through the 2001-2002 season. Includes a who's who of players and coaches, summaries of the greatest games, statistical leaders and award winners, and more.