A History of Sport: Blood and Guts to Glory (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781500713065)

Professor Gerald Gems teaches sport history at North Central College in Illinois. He is a former president of the North American Society for Sport History and is the vice president of the International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport. He is also a member of the Professional Football Researchers Association. He is an internationally known speaker on the history of sport and has written several books in the area. He not only has the academic credentials of expertise but he has been a successful athlete and an experienced coach of football, baseball, softball, basketball and track as well as an athletic director. He is the recipient of a 2013 prestigious award for exceptional service by the North American Society for Sport History. His expertise in the history of sport has given him the opportunity to research, teach, lecture and learn throughout the world-giving him an unparalleled international expertise in the field of sport. He has been: a Fulbright Senior Scholar in Europe, an honorary member of the Bangladesh Institute's for Sport Sciences, a Visiting Professor at Beijing Sports University and is a reviewer for the South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation. You, the reader, will now profit from Dr. Gems passion and knowledge.