A sweeping perspective of sports in the United States from the colonial era to the present day, this work explores the subject from a variety of perspectives -- society, business, economics, law, politics, psychology, and others.

Table of Contents

• Introduction: Sports and Society in American History
• A
• Aaron, Hank
• Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
• African American Baseball, Before 1920
• African American Baseball, Negro League Era
• African Americans
• Agents
• Air Racing
• Ali, Muhammad
• All-America Football Conference
• All-American Girls Baseball League
• Amateur Athletic Union
• Amateurism
• American Basketball Association
• America's Cup
• Archery
• Arledge, Roone
• Armstrong, Lance
• Arts, Visual
• Ashe, Arthur
• Astrodome
• Athletic Clubs
• Athletics, Oakland/Kansas City/Philadelphia
• Atlas, Charles
• Automobile Racing
• Avalanche, Colorado/Quebec Nordiques
• B
• Baker, Hobey
• Baseball, to 1870
• Baseball, Major League
• Baseball, Minor League
• Baseball, Semiprofessional
• Basketball, College
• Basketball, Professional, Pre-NBA
• Basketball, Professional, NBA Era
• Basketball, Women's
• Baugh, Sammy
• Bears, Chicago
• Bennett, James G., Jr.
• Berenson, Senda
• Billiards
• Black Sox Scandal
• Blackhawks, Chicago
• Blue Jays, Toronto
• Blue Laws
• Bobsled, Luge, and Skeleton
• Bodybuilding
• Bonds, Barry
• Bowl Games, College Football
• Bowling
• Boxing
• Braves, Atlanta/Milwaukee/Boston
• Brotherhood of Professional Baseball Players
• Brown, Jim
• Brown, Paul
• Browns, Cleveland
• Bruins, Boston
• Brundage, Avery
• Bryant, Bear
• Bulls, Chicago
• Business of Sports
• C
• Camp, Walter
• Canadiens, Montreal
• Canine Sports
• Canoeing
• Canucks, Vancouver
• Cardinals, St. Louis (Baseball)
• Catholic Youth Organization
• Celtics, Boston
• Celtics, Original
• Central Park, New York City
• Chamberlain, Wilt
• Cheerleading
• Chinese Americans
• Class, Economic and Social
• Clemente, Roberto
• Clothing
• Cobb, Ty
• Cockfighting
• College All-Star Football Game
• College Basketball Scandal of 1951
• Colonial Era
• Colts, Indianapolis/Baltimore
• Comiskey, Charles
• Cosell, Howard
• Country Clubs
• Cowboys, Dallas
• Coyotes, Phoenix/Winnipeg Jets
• Crawfords, Pittsburgh
• Cricket
• Crime, Organized
• Croquet
• Cross Country
• Cubs, Chicago
• Curling
• Cycling
• D
• Davis, Al
• Davis Cup
• De La Hoya, Oscar
• Dempsey, Jack
• Didrikson (Zaharias), Babe
• DiMaggio, Joe
• Disability Sports
• Diving
• Dodgers, Los Angeles/Brooklyn
• Drugs, Performance-Enhancing
• E
• Early Republic, Antebellum, and Civil War Eras, 1790–1870
• Earnhardt, Dale
• Eclipse
• Ederle, Gertrude
• Endorsements, Athlete
• Epstein, Charlotte
• ESPN
• Extreme Sports
• F
• Federal League
• Feller, Bob
• Fencing
• Field Hockey
• Figure Skating
• Film
• Fishing
• Flames, Calgary/Atlanta
• Football, College
• Football, Professional
• 49ers, San Francisco
• Foster, Andrew “Rube”
• G
• Gambling
• Gans, Joe
• Gehrig, Lou
• German Americans
• Giants, Cuban (Baseball)
• Giants, New York (Football)
• Giants, San Francisco/New York (Baseball)
• Gibson, Althea
• Gibson, Josh
• Gilded Age, 1870–1900
• Glickman, Marty
• Globalization
• Golf
• Gonzales, Pancho
• Gonzales, Rodolfo “Corky”
• Gottlieb, Eddie
• Government, Local
• Government, U.S.
• Grange, Red
• Grays, Homestead
• Greenberg, Hank
• Greenlee, Gus
• Gretzky, Wayne
• Gulick, Luther
• Gymnastics
• H
• Hagen, Walter
• Halas, George
• Hamm, Mia
• Handball
• Harlem Globetrotters
• Harness Racing
• Historically Black Colleges
• Hogan, Ben
• Holman, Nat
• Horse Racing
• Hot Rodding
• Hunting
• I
• Ice Hockey
• Indianapolis 500
• Indians, Cleveland
• Industrial Sports
• Industrialization
• Injuries, Protection Against and Remediation of
• Intercollegiate Athletic Associations and Conferences
• Interscholastic Sports
• Interwar Period and World War II, 1920–1945
• Irish Americans
• Italian Americans
• J
• Japanese Americans
• Jeffries, Jim
• Jewish Americans
• Jockey Club, The
• Johnson, Earvin “Magic”
• Johnson, Jack
• Johnson, Walter
• Jones, Bobby
• Jordan, Michael
• Joyner-Kersee, Jackie
• K
• Kahanamoku, Duke
• Kentucky Derby
• King, Billie Jean
• King, Don
• Knicks, New York
• Koufax, Sandy
• Krone, Julie
• L
• Lacrosse
• Lakers, Los Angeles/Minneapolis
• LaMotta, Jake
• Landis, Kenesaw Mountain
• Lapchick, Joe
• Lardner, Ring
• Latinos and Latinas
• Law
• Lee, Bruce
• Leonard, Benny
• Leonard, Sugar Ray
• Lewis, Carl
• Lieberman, Nancy
• Liston, Sonny
• Literature
• Literature, Juvenile
• Little League Baseball
• Lombardi, Vince
• Louis, Joe
• Luckman, Sid
• M
• Mack, Connie
• Madison Square Garden
• Major League Baseball Players Association
• Man o’ War
• Manley, Effa
• Mantle, Mickey
• Maple Leafs, Toronto
• Marathon
• Marble, Alice
• Marciano, Rocky
• Martial Arts
• Mascots, Names, and Symbols
• Mathewson, Christy
• Mays, Willie
• McGraw, John J.
• McLendon, John
• Military, Sports and the
• Miller, Marvin
• Minoso, Minnie
• Monarchs, Kansas City
• Monday Night Football
• Morrissey, John
• Motley, Marion
• Motorcycle Sports
• Mountaineering
• Murphy, Isaac
• Muscular Christianity
• Music
• N
• Naismith, James
• Namath, Joe
• NASCAR
• National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
• National Football League Players Association
• National Hockey League Players’ Association
• National Police Gazette
• Nationals, Washington/Montreal Expos
• Native Americans
• Navratilova, Martina
• Newspapers and Magazines
• Nicklaus, Jack
• Nike
• Notre Dame, University of
• O
• Oilers, Edmonton
• Olympics, Summer
• Olympics, Winter
• O'Malley, Walter
• Orioles, Baltimore/St. Louis Browns
• Owens, Jesse
• P
• Pacific Coast League
• Pacific Islanders
• Packers, Green Bay
• Paige, Satchel
• Palmer, Arnold
• Pan American Games
• Parks, Municipal
• Patriots, New England
• Pedestrianism
• Petty, Richard
• Phelps, Michael
• Phillies, Philadelphia
• Physical Education
• Pirates, Pittsburgh
• Pistons, Detroit
• Playgrounds and Playground Movement
• Polish Americans
• Pollard, Fritz
• Polo
• Posey, Cumberland
• Postwar Era, 1946–1970
• Postwar Era, Since 1970
• Progressive Era, 1900–1920
• Psychology, Sports
• Public Schools Athletic League
• R
• Race and Race Relations
• Racquet Sports (Except Tennis)
• Radio
• Raiders, Oakland/Los Angeles
• Rams, St. Louis/Los Angeles/Cleveland
• Rangers, New York
• Red Sox, Boston
• Red Wings, Detroit
• Reds, Cincinnati
• Redskins, Washington
• Religion
• Renaissance, New York
• Reserve Clause
• Rickard, Tex
• Rickey, Branch
• Robertson, Oscar
• Robeson, Paul
• Robinson, Eddie
• Robinson, Frank
• Robinson, Jackie
• Robinson, Sugar Ray
• Rockne, Knute
• Rodeo
• Roller Sports
• Roosevelt, Theodore
• Rose, Pete
• Ross, Barney
• Rowing
• Rozelle, Pete
• Rudolph, Wilma
• Rugby
• Running
• Russell, Bill
• Ruth, Babe
• S
• Saloons, Taverns, and Sports Bars
• Saperstein, Abe
• Schwarzenegger, Arnold
• Seabiscuit
• Sears Eleonora
• Settlement Houses
• 76ers, Philadelphia/Syracuse Nationals
• Shoemaker, Willie
• Shooting
• Skateboarding
• Skiing, Alpine
• Skiing, Freestyle
• Skiing, Nordic
• Snowboarding
• Soccer
• Softball
• Sokol Movement
• Spalding, Albert
• Speed Skating
• Speedboating
• Sporting Goods Industry
• Sporting News
• Sports Illustrated
• Stadiums and Arenas
• Stagg, Amos A.
• Steelers, Pittsburgh
• Steinbrenner, George
• Stevens, John C.
• Sullivan, John L.
• Super Bowl
• Surfing
• Swimming
• T
• Taylor, Major
• Technology
• Television
• Tennis
• Thorpe, Jim
• Tigers, Detroit
• Tilden, Bill
• Title IX
• Track and Field
• Trevino, Lee
• Triathlon
• Turnvereins
• Twins, Minnesota/Washington Senators
• Tyson, Mike
• U
• Urbanization
• V
• Veeck, Bill
• Violence in Sports
• Volleyball
• W
• Warriors, Golden State/San Francisco/Philadelphia
• Washington, Ora
• Water Polo
• Weightlifting
• Weissmuller, Johnny
• White Sox, Chicago
• Wide World of Sports, ABC's
• Williams, Ted (1918–2002)
• Wills (Moody), Helen
• Women
• Wooden, John
• Woods, Tiger
• World Hockey Association
• Wrestling, Amateur
• Wrestling, Professional
• Wright, Harry
• Y
• Yacht Racing
• Yankee Stadium
• Yankees, New York
• Young Men's Christian Association and Young Women's Christian Association
• Young Men's/Women's Hebrew Association
• Chronology
• Institutions, Organizations, and Governing Bodies
• Books