Fit for America : Major John L. Griffith and the quest for Athletics and Fitness /

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Fit for America is at once an intellectual biography of Major John L. Griffith, one of the preeminent intercollegiate athletics administrators of the twentieth century, and an in-depth look at how athletics shaped national military preparedness in a time of war and anticommunist sentiment. Lindaman...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lindaman, Matthew (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Syracuse New York : Syracuse University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Griffith, John L., > 1877-1944.
College sports > Management.
Coaches (Athletics)
Athletic directors.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Sports.
Dirigeants sportifs > États-Unis > Biographies.
College sports > United States > Management.
Coaches (Athletics) > United States > Biography.
Athletic directors > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : leaving a legacy in athletic administration
  • Off and running
  • War and fitness
  • The ballyhoo years, 1919-1925 : Griffith's philosophy at the national level
  • Becoming commissioner : regional administration during the ballyhoo years
  • In defense of athletics and administration, 1926-1930
  • John L. Griffith and the depression years
  • To war again!
  • Defending ground in the war's fourth quarter
  • Conclusion : Griffith's legacy.

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