TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stanley,Gregory Kent
TI  - Before Big Blue: sports at the University of Kentucky, 1880-1940 
SN  - 9780813158617
AV  - GV691 .B446 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Lexington
PB  - The University Press of Kentucky
KW  - University of Kentucky
KW  - Sports
KW  - History
KW  - Athletics
KW  - Kentucky
KW  - College sports
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Arrival of Football on Campus; 2. The First Athletic Scandal; 3. A Brief Moment in the Sun; 4. A Shelter from the Storm; 5. The Early McVey Years; 6. Banning Women's Sports at the University; 7. From Humble Origins to Signature Sport; 8. Expansion, Depression, and Fiscal Chaos; 9. The Purge of 1938; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; 2; b
N2  - In the heart of the Bluegrass, basketball is king of collegiate athletics. But it wasn't always so. Before Big Blue chronicles the early history of organized sports at the University of Kentucky, from the tenuous beginnings under student leadership, through the early scandals, financial instability, and clashes with administration, to the Purge of 1938 that paved the way for basketball's ascendancy. Once upon a time in Lexington, football ruled the athletic department. In the 1890s and 1900s the most intense competition was with crosstown rival Transylvania University. The annual Thanksgiving
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