Before Big Blue - Sports At the University of Kentucky, 1880-1940

" Chronicles the early history of organized sports at UK, from the tenuous beginnings under student leadership, through the early scandals, financial instability, and clashes with administration, to the Purge of 1938 that paved the way for basketball's ascendancy."

A propos de l'auteur

Gregory Kent Stanley received his Ph.D. in History from the University of Kentucky, and is the author of The Rise and Fall of the Sportswoman: Women's Health, Fitness, and Athletics, 1860-1940.

Résumé

The men's team played in a gym without facilities for spectators, most players were from the football team, and all the early coaches -- including Adolph Rupp -- assisted with the football program.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: STANLEY, Gregory Kent Stanley
• Edition: University Press of Kentucky
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 08.08.1996
• EAN: 9780813119915
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-1991-5
• Pages: 208
• Thème: Religion and the South; 2
• Catégories: Livres de conseils > Sport > Général, dictionnaires, manuels, annuaires, histoire; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Général, dictionnaires