Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Football, Thanksgiving, NFL, intercollegiate football
Subjects
Thanksgiving Day; History; Football; National Football League; College sports
Introduction
As with all American traditions, if it happened once or twice it is one. Therefore I present my traditional Thanksgiving piece. The History of Thanksgiving and of Football both go back into the Middle Ages, and so it may not be so strange that the two would become intertwined in modern America.
Publication Date
11-22-2012
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., "Thanksgiving" (2012). On Sport and Society. 83.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/83
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