Creating the Big Ten : Courage, Corruption, and Commercialization.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Solberg, Winton U., 1922-2019
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Champaign : University of Illinois Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Big Ten Conference (U.S.) > History. Big Ten Conference (U.S.) College sports > United States > History. Football > United States > History. College sports > United States > Finance. College sports > Corrupt practices > United States. GAMES > Gambling > Sports. SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects. SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays. SPORTS & RECREATION > History. SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference. TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports. SPORTS & RECREATION / General College sports College sports > Corrupt practices College sports > Finance Football United States History
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Table of Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Part One: From Disorder to Order; 1 The Beginning of the Big Ten; 2 Michigan Withdraws from the Conference; 3 The Crisis over Amateurism; 4 The Conference and the War; Part Two: From Order to Disorder; 5 The Big Ten in the Golden Age of Sports; 6 The Commissioner and the Conference; 7 The Big Ten Stadiums; 8 Red Grange and the Lure of Professional Football; 9 The Conference at Work; 10 The True Spirit of the University; 11 The Carnegie Report; 12 The Big Ten Censures Iowa; 13 Cross Currents; 14 Closing Out Half a Century; Epilogue.
Appendix 1: Conference RulesAppendix 2: Faculty Representatives; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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