Dyed in Crimson : Football, Faith, and Remaking Harvard's America /

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"In 1926, Harvard athletic director Bill Bingham chose former Crimson All-American Arnold Horween as coach of the university's moribund football team. The pair instilled a fresh culture, one based on merit rather than social status, and in the virtues of honor and courage over mere winning...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Eleff, Zev (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2023]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Bingham, William J. > (William John), > 1889-1971.
Horween, Arnold, > 1898-1985.
Harvard University.
Harvard University > Football > History > 20th century.
Football.
Antisemitism.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
SPORTS & RECREATION / Football.
Antisemitism > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • The (Cinder) path to a better life
  • Winning isn't everything, but it is something
  • Americanization, the Jewish take on success
  • Winning for winning's sake
  • Football, the ultimate wargame of life
  • Horween versus McMahon and rise of the National Football League
  • A member of the Hebrew race to become head coach of Harvard?
  • An honorable failure and satisfactory game in every way
  • The crusade to keep football a game
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments.

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