Greek Final

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Carol Hutchins

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UM softball coach hired in 1979. Her salary was at first half coaching half clerical work. She made 3200 a year. Women were looked down upon.

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Alexander the great

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Macedonian king in the 4th century BCE. He dies in india. His empire spread greek sport. He is a monarch that uses games to appease people.

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Lucius Cornelius Sulla

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Dictator of rome in 81 BCE. Letter of sulla: he gets thanked for putting on the games. He also uses games to express political power.

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Augustus

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first emperor of rome. from 31 bce-14ce after the battle of actium. Games are now for the emperor, no longer political.

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Milo of Croton

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He was a wrestler. He shows that you can win as a boy and a man. He was also mythologized because they said he could lift a bull.

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Baron de Coubertin

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He is the founder of the modern olympics. The french were embarrassed by the germans in 1896. He's an aristocrat. He is a strong advocate for amateurism.

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Abner doubleday

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He is the founder of baseball in 1839. In cooperstown new york, where the first game was played. Spaulding and mills say doubleday is the founder. Like th olympics, he is a founding myth, like pelops

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kenesaw mountain landis

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first baseball commissioner in baseball in 1920. he comes in because of the black sox scandal. He is important because sports now need a governing body.

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branch rickey

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He is a michigan man. He signed jackie robinson.early 20th century. He is the GM for the dodgers. When he was with the cardinals, he develops farm team system.

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festival of roma (lycian)

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2nd century bce. Lycian people put on this festival to appease rome..

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athletic synods

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Greek group of pro athletes. They form unions, originating from the hellenistic world. They become a mainstay in rome.

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doreius of rhodes

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Son of diagorus of rhodes. has many poems written about him, like olympian 7. Important because fathers are training their sons.

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football association

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Formed 0ctober 1863. By students from oxford and cambridge. They had their own rules and championship. Clubs are made up of middle class.

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amateur athletic union

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Created by james sullivan in 1888. He does not agree with coubertin. It is a gentlemanly game, played by anyone who loves to play

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william naismith

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created baseketball in1891 in springfield Massachusetts. He was asked to find indoor exercise instead of outdoor.

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pat summitt

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Head basketball coach at tennessee from 1974-2012. She coached post title 9 era.

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theagness of thasos

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Claims hercules is his dad. Competed in wrestling and pankration in the 480 and 476 olympics bce right after the persian wars. Fined because he threw a match to conserve energy. Athletes mythologize themselves. Rich ad still competes in games in political turmoil.

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title 9

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came about in 1972. Universities can't deny acceptance to someone based on gender. the amount of female athletes at a school is proportional to the amount of females in the student body.

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philostratus

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2nd to 3rd century ce. part of the 2nd sophistic movement. Authored gymnasticus, which is a guide for trainers. many people are starting to coach so they need a guide.

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bill walton

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ucla basketball player under john wooden. representative of the fairness vs equality argument. bill walton was given leeway because he was a star athlete, while others on his team were not treated the same.

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cynisca

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spartan princess during the classical period. she sponsors chariot races. she is a sign that women are starting to have more of a role in games.

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galen

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2nd century ce. part of the 2nd sophistic movement. he is a gladiatorial doctor

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mohammed ali

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born cassius clay in 1942. Evaded the draft for the vietnam war. breaks color barrier in boxing

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unc scandal

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in 2010 the public finds out student athletes have been receiving improper benetfits such as classes with little teaching, and much of their work done by tutors. sports and academics tied together

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amateur athletic association (english)

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established in 1880. founded by oxford men. oldest governing body of athletics in england