Mar 28, 2024  
2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

HIS 361 - History of American Sports


3 credit(s)
This course traces American sports from their beginnings in Puritan-era games to the multibillion dollar industries of today. We look at the beginnings of horse racing, baseball, and boxing, and their connections to saloons, gambling, and the culture of the Victorian underworld. We follow baseball as it became the national pastime, see how college football took over higher education, and account for the rise of basketball. Finally, we study the rise of mass leisure, the impact of radio and television, racial segregation and integration, and battles between players and owners.
Prerequisite(s): HIS 130  or HIS 131  or permission of the instructor.


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