Before Big Blue : sports at the University of Kentucky, 1880-1940 /
In the heart of the Bluegrass, basketball is king of collegiate athletics. But it wasn't always so. Before Big Blue chronicles the early history of organized sports at the University of Kentucky, from the tenuous beginnings under student leadership, through the early scandals, financial instabi...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington :
The University Press of Kentucky,
©2015.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Arrival of Football on Campus; 2. The First Athletic Scandal; 3. A Brief Moment in the Sun; 4. A Shelter from the Storm; 5. The Early McVey Years; 6. Banning Women's Sports at the University; 7. From Humble Origins to Signature Sport; 8. Expansion, Depression, and Fiscal Chaos; 9. The Purge of 1938; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.