Häftad, Engelska, 2020

Latinos in American Football

Pathbreakers on the Gridiron, 1927 to the Present

Av Mario Longoria, Jorge Iber

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Beskrivning

In 1927 Cuban national Ignacio S. Molinet was recruited to play with the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the old NFL for a single season. Mexican national Jose Martinez-Zorrilla achieved 1932 All-American honors. These are the beginnings of the Latino experience in American Football, which continues amidst a remarkable and diversified setting of Hispanic nationalities and ethnic groups. This history of Latinos in American Football dispels the myths that baseball, boxing, and soccer are the chosen and competent sports for Spanish-surname athletes. The book documents their fascination for the sport that initially denied their participation but that could not discourage their determination to master the game.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum: 2020-03-06
Mått: 152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt: 499 g
Format: Häftad
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 379
Förlag: McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN: 9781476668864

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Mario Longoria (Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio) a Vietnam War veteran, is retired from USAA Insurance Company and the United States Forest Service. His research interests include the Southwestern United States and Mexican-American sports history. He lives in San Antonio. Jorge Iber is an associate dean and a professor of history at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. He is the author of numerous works on the role of Latinos and Latinas in U.S. sports.

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“Trace[s] the gradual growth in Latino Americans’ participation in US football (not soccer). ...Readers are introduced to many noteworthy but lesser-known Latino players, coaches, and high school teams...The bibliography is solid, packed with extensive references...This book makes a good addition to the body of research on minority issues in athletics and US sports in general....recommended”—Choice

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