Dyed in crimson : football, faith, and remaking Harvard's America /
"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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| Định dạng: | Licensed eBooks |
| Ngôn ngữ: | Tiếng Anh |
| Được phát hành: |
Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
[2023]
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| Loạt: | Sport and society.
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| Truy cập trực tuyến: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3469553 |
Mục lục:
- 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.