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Espn's 25th, Richard C. Crepeau
Espn's 25th, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
When the history of Sport in America is written several decades from now ESPN may well be regarded as the most important development of the 20th century.
Amateurism, Eligibility, And Doublespeak, Richard C. Crepeau
Amateurism, Eligibility, And Doublespeak, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
It's difficult for me to acknowledge that in the case of Mike Williams of the University of Southern California the NCAA may finally have done something right. Williams applied for reinstatement of his eligibility to play football at USC following the federal court decisions that virtually overturned the lower court decisions allowing underclassmen to make themselves eligible for the National Football League Draft.
Athens: The Beauty Of Playfulness, Richard C. Crepeau
Athens: The Beauty Of Playfulness, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Amidst the controversies, the crass commercialism, and the artificiality of the staged teledrama of the Olympics, the main point can too easily get lost. This is a sporting event involving athletes seeking to perform at the highest level, individually or as a team, as they compete against one another, themselves, and the challenges of the sport. What this offers is a drama of its own, showcasing the sporting spirit and offering each of us a window on the possibilities of human achievement.
Paul Hamm, Trevor Graham, And Others, Richard C. Crepeau
Paul Hamm, Trevor Graham, And Others, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
It seems as if at every Olympic games there comes a point when there is a meltdown of one sort or another. In these games which are designed to produce international cooperation and understanding, nationalism more often than not raises its head in anger. Designed to promote friendship and good sportsmanship there is often a moment, or several moments, in which sportsmanship seems to leave the venue entirely.
The Athens Olympics Open, Richard C. Crepeau
The Athens Olympics Open, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
There is no doubt what I will remember most about the 2004 Olympic Games. It will not be the opening ceremonies, nor the historic setting of Athens, nor the amazing performance by Paul Hamm in the Men's Gymnastics all-around when he snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and left the arena with a gold medal. Unfortunately, it will be Hurricane Charley that left myself and many of my fellow Orlandoans without power and therefore unable to see the opening ceremonies. For some it is still not possible to see the games, as they remain without power in the sweltering …
Father's Day, Richard C. Crepeau
Father's Day, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
(This piece was first written for Father's Day of 1992 a few weeks after the death of my Father. As has been my custom I am sending it out again on this Father's Day)
Paid Vacations, Richard C. Crepeau
Paid Vacations, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
What is the difference between getting a paid vacation and being suspended from your job with pay?
The Lightning's Stanley Cup, Richard C. Crepeau
The Lightning's Stanley Cup, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup. The Canadian Holy Grail of Sport now resides in Florida where on the day of the final game it was over 90 degrees, with high humidity, a veritable tropical paradise. The Lightning are coached by an American, have three American players, three Czechs, two Russians, and one player each from Sweden, Slovakia, and the Ukraine on the roster along with fifteen Canadians. They defeated the first Canadian based team to appear in the Cup Final in a decade. Eat your heart out Don Cherry!
The Belmont Stakes, Richard C. Crepeau
The Belmont Stakes, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
A few decades ago when a powerful team played a very weak team in any sport and the result was lopsided there was a phrase to describe the event: "They beat the Little Sisters of the Poor." On Saturday the Little Sisters of the Poor got beat again but it was the powerful team, or in this case horse, that lost. "Smarty Jones" was supported by an entire nation, including the Philadelphia convent of The Little Sisters of the Poor where the sister of Smarty's jockey had parlayed the power of prayer and the two-dollar bets of the God Squad.
Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, Richard C. Crepeau
Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Over the last twenty-four hours much has been made of the connections between former President Ronald Reagan and Sport. As is typical of many American politicians Reagan associated himself with the symbols of victory and those who achieved it. Unlike some, President Reagan's associations with sport were real and in many key ways a determinant of his personal political style.
The Ncaa And Its "Control" Of Bowl Games., Richard C. Crepeau
The Ncaa And Its "Control" Of Bowl Games., Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
It was more than a bit amusing to read that the Knight Commission has called on the NCAA to retake control of the bowl games from the television networks and the conferences. This is akin to telling the U.S. Senate to retake control of American Foreign Policy from the Executive Branch. It is not going to happen and even if it did it wouldn't make any real difference. The die is cast, the damage is done, and a reversal of history is not possible.
Crunch N’ Munch; Non-Analytical Positives; Stanley Cup Finals, Richard C. Crepeau
Crunch N’ Munch; Non-Analytical Positives; Stanley Cup Finals, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
It's time to head to rewrite. The Yankees have sent Cracker Jack packing from the House that Ruth Built. "Crunch 'n Munch" will replace the traditional baseball snack because, says Yankee spokesperson Jason Zillo, it tastes better. Yankee Stadium's Director of Hospitality offered another more compelling reason for the move. Cracker Jack is eliminating the box in favor of a bag. Well, that certainly explains it. No one has mentioned what "Crunch 'n Munch" is paying the Yankees for their new status in the national pastime.
Fish Shooting, Richard C. Crepeau
Fish Shooting, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Fishing is a sport that has never caught my fancy, except for ice fishing which is largely about drinking rather than fishing. Growing up in the state of Minnesota where fishing is akin to a religious experience it may seem strange that I have not joined the faithful. In addition, over the past three decades I have been living in Florida, the Bass Fishing capital of the universe, where high stakes fishing is considerably more popular than the Tampa Bay Lightning. Here too I have resisted the allure, or is it the lure.
Roger Bannister; Michelle Akers, Richard C. Crepeau
Roger Bannister; Michelle Akers, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Over the past week the world of sport has been remembering one of the most significant achievements of the past century, Roger Bannister's running of the first sub-four-minute mile at Oxford on May 6, 1954. Bannister's time was 3:59.4. The current record is 3:43.13 set in 1999 by Hicham el-Guerrouj of Morocco.
0733: Harry Clagg Papers, 1935-1963, Marshall University Special Collections
0733: Harry Clagg Papers, 1935-1963, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
Scrapbooks and papers related to Clagg's years as a football player, coach and principal in Cabell Co., W. Va. schools: football programs, photographs, playbook, diagrams.
Rain, Money, Eligibility, And Gordon Gee: All Problems, Richard C. Crepeau
Rain, Money, Eligibility, And Gordon Gee: All Problems, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
I tuned in Thursday night to see how bad the weather was in Virginia. I wasn't so much interested in Virginia Beach or Pat Robertson's bunker as I was the situation in Blacksburg. Sure enough the Virginia Tech/Texas A&M game was going ahead in wind and rain, not hurricane force, still and all a fairly formidable downpour.
Overtime In College Football: The Latest Idiocy In Sport, Richard C. Crepeau
Overtime In College Football: The Latest Idiocy In Sport, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Would someone please, please, stop the dismal spectacle of overtime in college football!
Heavy Drama At The U.S. Open Tennis Tournament, Richard C. Crepeau
Heavy Drama At The U.S. Open Tennis Tournament, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
The opening of the football seasons, both college and professional, can mean only one thing. It's time for the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.
The Cesspool Of Intercollegiate Athletics, Richard C. Crepeau
The Cesspool Of Intercollegiate Athletics, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Should it now be a requirement that anyone using the term "Intercollegiate Athletics" precede it with the words, "In the cesspool that is . . .?" The events of the past few weeks would indicate so.
Herb Brooks: A Tribute, Richard C. Crepeau
Herb Brooks: A Tribute, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Sports Illustrated considers the Miracle on Ice the sports event of the 20th century. For an American it would be difficult to argue otherwise. The victory over the Russians at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games is considered by many, including myself, the greatest sports upset of the past half-century.
The Tour De France, Lance Armstrong, And The Rumors Of Drugs, Richard C. Crepeau
The Tour De France, Lance Armstrong, And The Rumors Of Drugs, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Lance Armstrong once called the Tour de France "a contest in purposeless suffering." In a different mood Armstrong dubbed the Tour as "the most gallant athletic endeavor in the world." He may well have been right on both occasions.
Kobe Bryant Case - The British Open Fabulous Finale, Richard C. Crepeau
Kobe Bryant Case - The British Open Fabulous Finale, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
The avalanche has begun. Over the next several months we will be buried in media coverage of the Kobe Bryant Case. We will get double coverage with misinformation flowing from the news outlets and the sports outlets. By the end of this weekend numbness was already beginning to set in every time I heard the word "Kobe.”
Baseball's All-Star Game: Some History, Richard C. Crepeau
Baseball's All-Star Game: Some History, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Baseball's All-Star Game is coming up tomorrow at Comiskey Park (a.k.a. US Cellular Field) in Chicago. This is the fourth All-Star Game hosted by the White Sox and the seventh game to be held in Chicago.
Randall Simon's Sausage Assault, Mascots, And The All-Star Game, Richard C. Crepeau
Randall Simon's Sausage Assault, Mascots, And The All-Star Game, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Randall Simon is a very lucky man. When he took his bat to the nearest sausage it was blind luck that it was not the Bratwurst that was within his strike zone along the railing of the Pirates dugout. Those of us who have called Wisconsin home at one point in our lives know that, although Italian sausage may be savored by many, it is only the Brat that has sacred iconic status in the home state of the late Senator Joseph McCarthy. There are many other places that claim to hold a Bratwurst Festival but the annual event in …
The Good And The Ugly In Larges Doses In One Day In Sportsworld, Richard C. Crepeau
The Good And The Ugly In Larges Doses In One Day In Sportsworld, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
When I opened my newspaper Tuesday morning I knew I was living in both the best and the worst of times in sportsworld. On the front page of the Orlando Sentinel was the picture of the Orlando Magic Mr. Nice Guy and all around great guy, Darrell Armstrong. The model of the community had been arrested at 2:30 a.m. outside an Orlando nightspot for battery on a police officer and resisting arrest.
David Beckham Sold Off To Madrid, Richard C. Crepeau
David Beckham Sold Off To Madrid, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
The sale of David Beckham by Manchester United to Real Madrid must be the highest profile transnational sports transfer since Wayne Gretzky was shipped out of Edmonton to Los Angeles. There were moves in the Canadian Parliament to designate the Great One as a national treasure to prevent that sale from completion and Canadians went into a period of national mourning. Neither Tony Blair nor his Minister of Sport suggested such an action at Westminster but still there was considerable reaction among British football fanatics.
Larry Doby: Greatness Overlooked In The Shadow Of Robinson, Richard C. Crepeau
Larry Doby: Greatness Overlooked In The Shadow Of Robinson, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Wednesday evening Larry Doby died at age 79 in Montclair, New Jersey. Thursday afternoon in Yankee Stadium there was a tribute to Lou Gehrig on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Sometimes there is an odd confluence of events, and this is one of them. Although they played in different eras and under very different circumstances Larry Doby and Lou Gehrig shared one characteristic. The exceptional careers of both men were played out in the shadows of those around them.
College Sport Just Keeps Getting More Bizarre In Its Excesses, Richard C. Crepeau
College Sport Just Keeps Getting More Bizarre In Its Excesses, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
In the past two months I have come to an entirely new appreciation of intercollegiate athletics. I now see how it serves the aims of higher education and builds character. It is clear that it is not about the money and that coaches are true educators guiding young men and women to a life of the highest ethical and moral standards. I have been wrong and I am willing to stand tall and admit it. This is clearly an institution within the institution of higher learning that is worth protecting, preserving, and cherishing.
Sosa's Corked Bat: Much To Do Over Not Much, Richard C. Crepeau
Sosa's Corked Bat: Much To Do Over Not Much, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
It is so. It is also Sosa.
50th Anniversary Of The Everest Conquest And The Everest Obsession, Richard C. Crepeau
50th Anniversary Of The Everest Conquest And The Everest Obsession, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
The second of June is the anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of England. On that same day in 1953 news arrived in London that Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay had reached the summit of Mount Everest a few days earlier on May 29th. It seemed like a fortuitous convergence of events celebrating resurgent British Imperial power. In fact it was but an illusion, a false echo of past glory for a fading empire economically drained by the ravages of war.