Chase's Calendar of Events 2009

Chase's Calendar of Events 2009
Author: Editors of Chase's Calendar of Events
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 754
Release: 2008-10-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0071642404
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12,500 listings for events all over the world Used by media professionals, marketing professionals, and on-air personalities CD-ROM allows customized searches by date, subject, location, and many other ways! Chase’s is a combination of events reference, almanac, and anniversary book--no other reference combines all these elements

Big-Time Sports in American Universities

Big-Time Sports in American Universities
Author: Charles T. Clotfelter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2019-02-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108421121
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This book expands on the argument that spectator sports, despite their problems, have become a central function of American universities.

Bowled Over

Bowled Over
Author: Oriard
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 606
Release: 2010-07-13
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1458782352
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In this compellingly argued and deeply personal book, respected sports historian Michael Oriard--who was himself a former second-team All-American at Notre Dame--explores a wide range of trends that have changed the face of big-time college football and transformed the role of the student-athlete. Oriard considers such issues as the politicizati...

LSU Bowl Games

LSU Bowl Games
Author: Neal Golden
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2021-03-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1476683115
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Telling the story of LSU football through coverage of each of the Tigers' 50 bowl games--from 1907 through 2019--this book provides summaries of the team's regular season, and their opponents' season, along with quarter-by-quarter game highlights, important stats, and quotes from players and coaches. Bowl games are presented in a number of notable contexts, including games against Hall of Fame coaches (1936-1938 Sugar Bowls, 2010 Capital One Bowl), games that featured Heisman Trophy winners (1959-1960 Sugar Bowls, 2019 Peach Bowl), LSU's first games against black players (1965 Sugar Bowl, 1972 Bluebonnet Bowl), and the first game played by a U.S. football team in a foreign country (1907 Bacardi Bowl).