Conine, Chad S. The Republic of Football: Legends of the Texas High School Game. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2016. Pp. 288. Index, and 20 Photos. $24.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Jorge Iber Before proceeding with this brief essay, it is necessary for this reviewer to own up that he is not a native-born Texan; though,…
Dechant, John. Scoreless: Omaha Central, Creighton Prep, and Nebraska’s Greatest High School Football Game. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2016. Pp. x+239. Illustrations, acknowledgments, bibliographic essay. $18.95 paperback. Reviewed by Paul Putz In the fall of 1960, nearly fifteen thousand people in Omaha, Nebraska, took in a high school football game between two undefeated…
by: Jorge Iber, PhD Texas Tech University Since this is my first post, it is necessary to provide readers with a sense of the development of this writer’s academic interest in the topic of Latinos and sport. My undergraduate degree is not in history, but rather in the area of business management. After a few…
Sport in American History 