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Common enemies : Georgetown basketball, Miami football, and the racial transformation of college sports / Thomas F. Schaller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schaller, Thomas F., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social change--United States--History--20th century.
- Social change.
- Racism in sports--United States--History.
- Racism in sports.
- Football players--United States--Social life and customs.
- Football players.
- Discrimination in sports--United States--History.
- Discrimination in sports.
- College sports--United States--History.
- College sports.
- College sports--Social aspects--United States.
- Social movements--United States.
- Social movements.
- Basketball players--United States--Social life and customs.
- Basketball players.
- Georgetown University--Basketball--History.
- Georgetown University.
- University of Florida--Football--History.
- University of Florida.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (301 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- Common Enemies traces how the 1980s Georgetown basketball and Miami football teams led the racial transformation and cultural revolution in major-college sports through the ascension of a "Black style" of play.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Rise of the Black Style
- 2. Campus Color Barriers
- 3. Unlikely Incubators
- 4. Title Town
- 5. John and Jimmy, Patrick and Michael
- 6. Commodifying Color
- 7. Common Enemies
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4962-3005-1
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