Founding the ACC

The Origins of a Major Collegiate Athletic Conference, 1951-1953

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

In 1953, seven universities seceded from the NCAA's Southern Conference to form the Atlantic Coast Conference. Founding members Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest were soon joined by Virginia. Inspired by national academic and gambling scandals, and a bowl game crisis in 1951, the ACC's leaders hoped to reduce the commercialism and professionalism that permeated college athletics in the 1950s.This first ever full-length history examines founding of the ACC, the star athletes and coaches and football and basketball season highlights, along with the negotiations that led to the creation one of America's most successful athletic conferences.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-08-30
Mått:178 x 254 x 14 mm
Vikt:494 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:269
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476689944

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Evenemang och organisation inom Sport, fritid och hobby

Mer om författaren

Robert B. McCormick is a professor of history at the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Recensioner i media

“An in-depth account of the rationale behind, and the machinations of, the creation of the Atlantic Coast Conference.”—Adam Criblez, professor of history, Southeast Missouri State University

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Schools and Men Who Built a Conference2. Reform in the Era of National and Local Scandals3. Banning Bowls4. Southern Conference Football and the 1951 Bowl Crisis5. The Everett Case Invitational: Southern Conference Basketball, 1951–19526. Conference Struggles and Ineffective Reforms in 19527. A Reduced League: Southern Conference Football, 19528. The Last Was the Best: Southern Conference Basketball, 1952–19539. The Atlantic Coast Conference Is Born10. ACC Football: The First SeasonConclusionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex