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Glenn Killinger, all-American Penn State's World War I era sports hero

"In this first biography of W. Glenn Killinger, the author explores the ways in which home-front culture during World War I--focused on heroism, masculinity and sporting culture--created the demand for sports and sports icons and drove the ascent college athletics in the first quarter of the 20th ce...

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Main Author: Mealy, Todd (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Subjects:
Killinger, Glenn, > 1898-1988.
Athletes > United States > Biography.
Football players > United States > Biography.
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Summary:"In this first biography of W. Glenn Killinger, the author explores the ways in which home-front culture during World War I--focused on heroism, masculinity and sporting culture--created the demand for sports and sports icons and drove the ascent college athletics in the first quarter of the 20th century"--
Physical Description:x, 266 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476670515
147667051X
Author Notes:Todd M. Mealy (Ph.D., American studies, Penn State University) is a writer who specializes in 19th and 20th century civil rights history and sports culture. A contributor to Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine, he lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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