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Gray, Timothy L. (Fa 1280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gray, Timothy L. (Fa 1280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1280. Student paper titled “Superstition or Belief on Coach and Athlete” in which Timothy Gray examines the relationships between sports players and their coaches through a folkloric lens. In his paper, Gray describes a brief history of how belief has impacted the ways in which sports are played and the effects, whether positive or negative, of enacting certain superstitious practices before games. The paper also includes a small collection of superstitions and beliefs gathered from close friends and professional coaches.
Dawson, Jim (Fa 1102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dawson, Jim (Fa 1102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1102. Paper titled “Ed Diddle Stories” in which Jim Dawson collects tales relating to former WKU Hilltopper basketball coach Edgar Allen Diddle. Paper is based on interviews with members of WKU faculty, all of whom played basketball under Coach Diddle.
Zanders, Roderick (Fa 505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Zanders, Roderick (Fa 505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 505. Paper: "Folklore in Football," written by Roderick Zanders for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class, which focuses on folklore elements related to football with emphasis on the Super Bowl.