Bibliograph

College sports traditions, picking up Butch, Silent night, and hundreds of others, Stan Beck, Jack Wilkinson

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Label

College sports traditions, picking up Butch, Silent night, and hundreds of others, Stan Beck, Jack Wilkinson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

College sports traditions

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

845515932

Responsibility statement

Stan Beck, Jack Wilkinson

Sub title

picking up Butch, Silent night, and hundreds of others

Summary

Every year since 1961, football and basketball players at Middlebury College in Vermont pick up their wheelchair-bound fan, Butch, and bring him to the stadium sidelines to watch their games. At John Brown University, the volleyball team distributes candy to fans before each match. For years, fans attending a University of Maryland football game rubbed the bronze statue of their terrapin mascot, Testudo. Traditions like these are visible statements of school loyalty, and they are part of why college sports are unforgettable. College Sports Traditions details not only the well-known traditions of major universities, but also the obscure customs of smaller schools. Approximately 1,200 traditions are captured, covering almost every college sport. It depicts such traditions as The Ohio State University's Script Ohio, University of Kansas's Waving the Wheat, Linfield College's End Zone Couches, and even a list of those that involve streaking. From the crazy and eccentric to the touching and meaningful, these traditions connect fans and athletes across generations

Table Of 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?

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