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From the Desk of Jack Gilden: Sports in Context

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 univnebpress

Jack Gilden is a past winner of the Simon Rockower journalism award. His work has appeared in Orioles Magazine, the Baltimore Sun and Evening Sun, and the Baltimore Jewish Times. He also … Continue reading From the Desk of Jack Gilden: Sports in Context

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From the Desk of Tim Spears: Finding the “I” in Team

October 9, 2018October 3, 2018 univnebpress

Timothy B. Spears is the vice president for academic development and a professor of American studies at Middlebury College. He is the author of 100 Years on the Road: The Traveling Salesman in American Culture and Chicago Dreaming: Midwesterners and the City, 1871–1929.   … Continue reading From the Desk of Tim Spears: Finding the “I” in Team

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The Marketeers Club: Out of Their League

September 12, 2018September 11, 2018 univnebpress

Rosemary Sekora is the publicity manager at UNP and proudly wears Nike soccer cleats. Soon after the launch of Nike’s new ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, the Washington Post published an article by Jesse Berrett reminding us that history does in … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Out of Their League

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The Marketeers Club: When a Book is More than its Title

January 31, 2018January 29, 2018 univnebpress

Rosemary Sekora is the publicity manager at UNP and a Greenbay Packers fan.  Present at the Creation: My Life in the NFL and the Rise of America’s Game (Nebraska, 2017) is more than a football story. Like most fascinating sports books … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: When a Book is More than its Title

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Reading List: Football

September 4, 2017August 31, 2017 univnebpress

School is back in session and Husker Football season is in full swing in Lincoln, Nebraska. If you only have football on your mind, this list of books is for you. Check out the football sale for more!  Present at … Continue reading Reading List: Football

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From the Desk of Michael Oriard: An Aesthetic of Excess

August 15, 2017August 16, 2017 univnebpress

The following contribution comes from Michael Oriard, author of The Art of Football: The Early Game in the Gold Age of Illustration (August 2017). Oriard played football for the University of Notre Dame and the Kansas City Chiefs and is Distinguished Professor … Continue reading From the Desk of Michael Oriard: An Aesthetic of Excess

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