Research Catalog

Title

College sports traditions : picking up Butch, silent night, and hundreds of others / Stan Beck, Jack Wilkinson.

Author

Beck, Stan, 1948-

Publication

Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

Wilkinson, Jack, 1950-

Description

xx, 415 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

Beck and Wilkinson detail not only the well-known traditions of major universities, but also the obscure customs of smaller schools, covering almost every college sport. The traditions covered in this book are grouped thematically, including before and after the game; mascots; rivalries, and yells, cheers, and chants. An entertaining read for every sports fan.

Subject

• College sports > Miscellanea
• Hochschulsport
• Tradition
• College sports

Genre/Form

Trivia and miscellanea

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-391) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Traditions before the game -- Traditions during the game -- Traditions after a score -- Traditions after the 00:00's -- Annual traditions -- Traditions involving bands/music -- Entrance traditions -- Traditions reflecting the culture of the university -- Fan-related/nickname traditions -- Intramurals/club sports traditions -- Traditions for a good cause -- Mascot traditions -- Miscellaneous traditions -- Patriotic traditions -- Personal traditions -- Preseason traditions -- Traditions probably not university sanctioned -- Rivalries/the winners get what? -- Venues -- Walks -- Yells, cheers, and chants ... oh my! -- My college did what, first?

ISBN

• 9780810891203 (hbk. : alk. paper)
• 0810891204 (hbk. : alk. paper)
• 9780810891210 (ebk.) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2013019396

OCLC

• 845515932
• SCSB-12586523

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library