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.
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.
Todd M. Mealy (Ph.D., American studies, Penn State University) is a writer who specializes in 19th and 20th century civil rights history and sports culture. A contributor to Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine, he lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii Foreword by Howard W. Bedell Preface Part One: First Quarter 1. Beginnings 2. Evolution of an Athlete 3. Dreams and Diversity in an American City Part Two: Second Quarter 4. Wartime Football Adventure 5. War Season 6. Massed Athletics Experiment Part Three: Third Quarter 7. The Veterans 8. War, Sport and Brotherhood 9. Harold Lamb Moments Part Four: Fourth Quarter 10. Class of 1921 11. A Crafty Field General 12. All-American Hero Epilogue: Post Game Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii Foreword by Howard W. Bedell Preface Part One: First Quarter 1. Beginnings 2. Evolution of an Athlete 3. Dreams and Diversity in an American City Part Two: Second Quarter 4. Wartime Football Adventure 5. War Season 6. Massed Athletics Experiment Part Three: Third Quarter 7. The Veterans 8. War, Sport and Brotherhood 9. Harold Lamb Moments Part Four: Fourth Quarter 10. Class of 1921 11. A Crafty Field General 12. All-American Hero Epilogue: Post Game Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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