Overview

Bob Zuppke was head football coach at the University of Illinois from 1912 to 1941, a period that saw two world wars, a major economic depression, and significant changes in higher education and the role of sports, as major intercollegiate competitions became primary public relations events for the most competitive universities. Often credited with several significant football innovations including the huddle, Zuppke won two national championships and won or tied for seven Big Ten conference titles. This biography of Zuppke is a study of his passion for football, his advocacy for its educational value and his ability to promote and market the game to the academic community and the general public. It places him in the context of multiple themes, including the development of interscholastic, intercollegiate and professional football; presidential support and public relations; sports psychology; stadium building and commercial sports; academic criticism; the fraternity system; boosters; and sports in a state-supported public university.

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Author:   Maynard Brichford
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9780786443017

ISBN 10:   0786443014
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   15 July 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface      1. The “Sport” from Milwaukee      2. Coaching at Muskegon and Oak Park      3. Higher Education and Football in 1913      4. Zuppke Installs the System      5. The War Years      6. Presidential Support and Professionalism      7. Organizing and Staffing the Football Pogram      8. Zuppkeisms      9. The Coaching Profession      10. Building Memorial Stadium      11. Commercialism and Red Grange      12. Renewed Glory      13. Academic Criticism      14. Recruitment, Fraternities and Boosters      15. Riding the Crest to the Crash      16. Football Economics in the Depression      17. “Taking It” in Champaign      18. The Howling of the Wolves      19. Coaching in Limbo and Integration      20. The People’s University      21. Retirement, Coaching and Honors      22. The Dutch Master and His Avocations      23. Legacies      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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Maynard Brichford is university archivist emeritus at the University of Illinois in Urbana.

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