Glenn Killinger, All-American
Title | Glenn Killinger, All-American PDF eBook |
Author | Todd M. Mealy |
Publisher | McFarland |
Total Pages | 277 |
Release | 2018-04-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1476631522 |
This first biography of W. Glenn Killinger highlights his tenure as a nine-time varsity letterman at Penn State, where he emerged as one of the best football, basketball and baseball players in the United States. Situating Killinger in his time and place, the author explores the ways in which home-front culture during World War I--focused on heroism, masculinity and sporting culture--created the demand for sports and sports icons and drove the ascent of college athletics in the first quarter of the 20th century.
Glenn Killinger, All-American
Title | Glenn Killinger, All-American PDF eBook |
Author | Todd M. Mealy |
Publisher | McFarland |
Total Pages | 277 |
Release | 2018-04-16 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 147667051X |
This first biography of W. Glenn Killinger highlights his tenure as a nine-time varsity letterman at Penn State, where he emerged as one of the best football, basketball and baseball players in the United States. Situating Killinger in his time and place, the author explores the ways in which home-front culture during World War I--focused on heroism, masculinity and sporting culture--created the demand for sports and sports icons and drove the ascent of college athletics in the first quarter of the 20th century.
Penn State Football
Title | Penn State Football PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 376 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Football |
ISBN |
Penn State ... Football Yearbook
Title | Penn State ... Football Yearbook PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 360 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Football |
ISBN |
Penn State Football
Title | Penn State Football PDF eBook |
Author | Ken Rappoport |
Publisher | Quarto Publishing Group USA |
Total Pages | 195 |
Release | 2009-08-15 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1616731044 |
From an AP sports writer and author, a history of Pennsylvania State University’s Nittany Lions, with personal stories from coaches and players. In Tales from Penn State Football, Ken Rappoport puts you on the fifty-yard line and sometimes gets you a seat on the bench or a stall in the locker room. From the first team in the 1880s to the celebrated Joe Paterno teams of the 20th century, Penn State’s most entertaining—and legendary—football stories are chronicled here. And there is plenty to tell, considering the history of the Penn State football program. Penn State football started in 1881. These early pioneers could hardly envision the future popularity of the game, where crowds of more than 100,000 would fill Beaver Stadium to see Paterno’s nationally ranked powers play in the second-largest football stadium in America. In between, there have been plenty of colorful stories and characters at Penn State to fill a book. There was a coach who held up a Rose Bowl game over a violent argument and another who credited a mule for his success. Also, a player who impersonated the legendary Jim Thorpe and another nicknamed “Riverboat Richie” for his gambling instincts on the football field. For many of the stories in this book, Rappoport went right to the source. In an earlier interview at the Nittany Lion Inn, Joe Paterno talked about his famous “Grand Experiment.” At about the same time, Rip Engle discussed his most treasured moments at Penn State. Football aficionados will relish every tale. The perfect gift for college football buffs and Penn State fans.
College Football and All America Review
Title | College Football and All America Review PDF eBook |
Author | Christy Walsh |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 952 |
Release | 1949 |
Genre | Football |
ISBN |
Pennsylvania Heritage
Title | Pennsylvania Heritage PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 428 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Pennsylvania |
ISBN |