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An edition of The big scrum (2011)

The big scrum

how Teddy Roosevelt saved football

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During the late nineteenth century, the game of football was a work in progress that only remotely resembled the sport of today. There was no agreement about many of the basic rules, and it was incredibly violent and extremely dangerous. Numerous young men were badly injured and dozens died in highly publicized incidents, often at America's top prep schools and colleges. Objecting to the sport's brutality, a movement of proto-Progressives tried to abolish the game. President Theodore Roosevelt, a vocal advocate of "the strenuous life" and a proponent of risk, acknowledged football's dangers but admired its potential for building character. In 1905, he summoned the coaches of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton to the White House. The result was the establishment of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, as well as a series of rule changes that ultimately transformed football into the quintessential American game.--From publisher description.

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Rules Football College sports History New York Times reviewed Roosevelt, theodore, 1858-1919 Football, history Harvard University Yale University Princeton University National Collegiate Athletic Association

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Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

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United States
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Includes bibliographical references.

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Dewey Decimal Class
796.332
Library of Congress
GV950 .M55 2011, GV950

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
258

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OL24524399M
ISBN 13
9780061744501
LCCN
2010032233
OCLC/WorldCat
641532495

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OL15571887W

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