Sport and society

Examines the conflicts at the interface of sports, race, and society.

Examines the role the 1936 Olympic Games played in the development of Hitler's Third Reich and international sporting competition, with essays discussing the political and sporting issues surrounding the individual nations' involvement.

The author, a defensive tackle for the University of Nebraska football team during the 1970s, shares his experiences as an ordinary player and describes the reality behind the glamour of college football.

Examines the life and career of football legend Red Grange, and discusses his importance in the history of the sport.

Examines the legal and social issues associated with the rights of women to participate with men in contact sports; and explores topics such as the 1972 enactment of Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

A history of Latin American-born baseball players in the major leagues of the United States, discussing the meaning of the Latin hunger for success in the game, and examining the physical and cultural transitions required of these men as they moved from homeland to new country.

Presents a comprehensive biography African-American athlete Jesse Owens, who won four Olympic gold medals for track and field in the 1936 Berlin games; and chronicles his impoverished childhood and triumph over adversity to become an American icon.

A guide to college football that provides rankings, records, and scores for all the major teams and conferences in college football.

Contains over one hundred primary source documents from newspapers, periodicals, and autobiographies that chronicle the participation of African-Americans in sports from the days of slavery to 2000.