E. Wallenfeldt

The Six-Minute Fraternity

The Rise and Fall of NCAA Tournament Boxing, 1932-60

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

NCAA boxing represented a brief, but colorful, chapter in the history of intercollegiate athletics, and it played an important part in the lives of persons making substantial contributions to American society. This story of NCAA boxing is told from the perspectives of former national champions and coaches. One hundred-fifty-six men won 199 NCAA championships. Perspectives of 72 of them and 13 prominent coaches are presented in this book. Almost from its inception in 1932, coaches and other supporters concentrated on the physical and psychological welfare of participants. They took action to get opponents to know and appreciate each other as human beings. Opponents ate together before their bouts and socialized afterwards. Lifelong friendships resulted. These socializing practices and opposition to the sport caused officials, coaches, and boxers to be very close. Wallenfeldt narrates the history of this sport from its inception to 1960, when NCAA boxing effectively came to an end. Of considerable interest to sports historians and boxing history buffs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 812g
• ISBN-13: 9780275948672
• ISBN-10: 0275948676
• Artikelnr.: 21326415

Autorenporträt

E. C. Wallenfeldt

Inhaltsangabe

Preface No More Normalcy: The Start of It All, 1919
1931 The National Tournament Early Years: Eastern Dominance, 1932
1936 The West Intervenes and the South Makes Its Presence Known: 1937
1938 Sportsworld! We Are Here! The Arrival of College Boxing and the Badgers: 1939 The Brothers Kara and the Best of the Pre
War Years: 1940
1941 The War
Time Tournaments and Chuck Davey: 1942
1943 After the War: More Boxing, More Badgers and More Chuck Davey: 1948
1948 The End of the Badger Decade, A Rebel Yell and a Western Uprising: 1949
1950 Finally a Spartan Win, a Badger Comeback and Another Olympiad: 1951
1952 A Discovery of Gold in the West and a Return to the Beginning: 1953
1954 The Last Triumphs of the Spartans and Badgers: 1955
1956 The Fight for Survival and a Return to the West: 1957
1958 All San Jose State and the End of the Trail: 1959
1960 Epilogue Bibliographic Essay