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Description for Before Big Blue
" Chronicles the early history of organized sports at UK, from the tenuous beginnings under student leadership, through the early scandals, financial instability, and clashes with administration, to the Purge of 1938 that paved the way for basketball's ascendancy." Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNM; WSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
In the heart of the Bluegrass, basketball is king of collegiate athletics. But it wasn't always so. Before Big Blue chronicles the early history of organized sports at the University of Kentucky, from the tenuous beginnings under student leadership, through the early scandals, financial instability, and clashes with administration, to the Purge of 1938 that paved the way for basketball's ascendancy.
Once upon a time in Lexington, football ruled the athletic department. In the 1890s and 1900s the most intense competition was with crosstown rival Transylvania University. The annual Thanksgiving Day game was the biggest event of the ... Read more
In the heart of the Bluegrass, basketball is king of collegiate athletics. But it wasn't always so. Before Big Blue chronicles the early history of organized sports at the University of Kentucky, from the tenuous beginnings under student leadership, through the early scandals, financial instability, and clashes with administration, to the Purge of 1938 that paved the way for basketball's ascendancy.
Once upon a time in Lexington, football ruled the athletic department. In the 1890s and 1900s the most intense competition was with crosstown rival Transylvania University. The annual Thanksgiving Day game was the biggest event of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813119915
SKU
V9780813119915
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Ref
99-2
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