Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Football, Ohio State University, Gordon Gee, Insults, Apologies, Little Sisters of the Poor
Subjects
Ohio State University; Gee, E. Gordon (Elwood Gordon), 1944-; Football coaches; Little Sisters of the Poor; Apologizing
Introduction
Staged events are seldom convincing and often offensive. About two weeks ago the President of THE Ohio State University, Gordon Gee decided to stage a public apology for his comments several weeks earlier in which he used the Little Sisters of the Poor as a punch line for criticism of scheduling by lesser football teams than his group of tainted national champions.
Publication Date
8-30-2011
Document Type
Commentary
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Source Title
Sport and Society for Arete
Language
English
Collection
Publication Version
Author's version
Copyright Status
Author retained
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Creator (Linked Data)
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)
Recommended Citation
Crepeau, Richard C., "College Football" (2011). On Sport and Society. 49.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/49
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