Mark Bernstein shows that much of the culture that surrounds American football, both good and bad, has its roots in the Ivy League. With their long winning streaks, distinctive traditions, and impressive victories, Ivy teams started a national obsession with football in the first decades of the twentieth century that remains alive today. In so doing they have helped develop our ideals about the role of athletics in college life.
Mark Bernstein shows that much of the culture that surrounds American football, both good and bad, has its roots in the Ivy League. With their long winning streaks, distinctive traditions, and impressive victories, Ivy teams started a national obsession with football in the first decades of the twentieth century that remains alive today. In so doing they have helped develop our ideals about the role of athletics in college life.
Mark F. Bernstein, a graduate of Princeton University, is a freelance journalist, cartoonist, and lawyer living in Philadelphia. He has written for the Wall Street Journal, New Republic, and other magazines and newspapers.
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Preface 1820-1910 Chapter 1 The Big Three Chapter 2 Making the Rules As You Go Along Chapter 3 Play for Love and Honor Chapter 4 More Work For the Undertaker 1911-1954 Chapter 5 The Sign We Hail Chapter 6 Team of Destiny Chapter 7 Red Ink Chapter 8 Medium-Time Football Chapter 9 The Ivy League 1954-2000 Chapter 10 A Well-Rounded Class Chapter 11 What Is This Thing Called "Winning"? Chapter 12 The Modern Game Appendices Head Coaches Cumulative and Ivy League Records Ivy League Champions Ivy League National Champions Ivy League 1981 Silver Anniversary All-Star Team
Preface 1820-1910 Chapter 1 The Big Three Chapter 2 Making the Rules As You Go Along Chapter 3 Play for Love and Honor Chapter 4 More Work For the Undertaker 1911-1954 Chapter 5 The Sign We Hail Chapter 6 Team of Destiny Chapter 7 Red Ink Chapter 8 Medium-Time Football Chapter 9 The Ivy League 1954-2000 Chapter 10 A Well-Rounded Class Chapter 11 What Is This Thing Called "Winning"? Chapter 12 The Modern Game Appendices Head Coaches Cumulative and Ivy League Records Ivy League Champions Ivy League National Champions Ivy League 1981 Silver Anniversary All-Star Team
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