Essay On Sports In The 1970s

During this time period, many racial remarks and ideas were still surfacing throughout the country. Although slavery had been abolished, segregation still occured. This segregation was greatly showed throughout all aspects of many different sports. “During the decade, Jim Crow laws prevented most gifted black athletes from participating in the American Dream of success that was so much apart of sports culture” (Sports 3). This quote is proving how Americans clearly discriminated against blacks throughout sports culture. Another important idea shown here is that even gifted athletes who excelled in sports were frowned upon. If people at this time really wanted high level sports competition, racism and segregation would have been ignored and citizens would play to play. This idea is proved by the quote, “African Americans, generally speaking, were not allowed to compete with whites” (Sports 3). Blacks proved that they could compete with whites in rebellious ways, which eventually led to racism through sports disappearing completely. “Blacks found a remedy. Since professional baseball excluded black athletes, African Americans founded, owned, and operated the Negro National Baseball League” (Sports 3). This is just one of the many ways that blacks during this time period proved themselves worthy enough of playing and

more. Life was high paced and things that you could experience but this was all after the war.

Throughout history, people have always loved and thrived on food and fun, and this is no different in the atmosphere of the 1930s. BRIDGE The 1930s was a time for new developments in sports, board games, and the food industry despite the widespread economic hardships faced by most americans at this time.

The ‘90s were undoubtedly the most successful times of the Chicago Bulls. It was their ferocity and hard work which saw the team amass the NBA championships titles for a good six times within 7 years (1991-1998). No other basketball team has ever risen to such heights of winning the championship finals on multiple occasions other than the Chicago Bulls. Now that it is no longer the nineties one major question which still echoes from fans is “where are stars from the ‘90s now?”

Baseball has not always been the exciting, diverse, and traditional pastime as it is today. Before the glory days of televised sports, was its murky past. America’s pastime didn’t reflect what the country really represents at the core; a melting pot of people from different races and backgrounds. To understand how race has had an effect on baseball, one must look at the sport’s timeline. Starting from conception to pivotal events that shaped the game today, one can really see how the balance of power has shifted drastically in the game and has had an impact on our nation. Baseball started out as a leisure activity and transformed into a business. The game of baseball truly had no borders. In this paper, I will look at the origins of the sport and the battle for integration. I will also take a look at how the minority communities were affected by the conception, involvement, and racism that surrounded the sport.

The Boston Celtics’ Dynasty started in the 1956-1957 season when they won their first title for the franchise. The dynasty lasted until 1969 when they won their last championship in the 60’s. People call it the end of the dynasty because it’s when the biggest part of the team, both literally and figuratively, Bill Russell, retired. Russell was crowned the MVP of the NBA 5 times and winning the Finals 11 times in his 13 year career. He was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975. He was a 12-time NBA All Star, and a 1956 Olympic Gold Medalist. Bill Russell was drafted to the St. Louis Hawks in 1956, but it wasn’t until 1957, when the Celtics had just received Bill Russell in a trade where the Hawks received Ed Macauley and Cliff

Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Tom Brady, LeBron James, and Serena Williams are just a few of the names that have dominated the sports world within the past century. These people mastered their craft in ways that many before them could not achieve and carved the way for the future generations of athletes to follow in hopes to be just as successful as them. On top of that, millions of dollars are attached just to their name because of how successful they are playing sports. However, if it were not for sports, they would be normal people living normal lives and not regular household names and glorified celebrities. So the question is, how did they gain such popularity and fame? Sports in America have gained popularity

1990s Sports The buzzer goes off the whole gym is silent then the hear everyone yelling Michael Jordan made the winning basket . Michael Jordan was one the best players in the NBA who played for the Bulls in the 1990’s. Another great player at this time was Magic Johnson who played for the Lakers. Tiger woods was a well known golfer in the 1990’s.

Excitement. Disappointment. Elation. Devastation. Sports elicit all these emotions in a marvelous manner; at their best, sports can provoke these emotions and more in just a couple of hours. The range of emotions, on top of the ability to compete- that is what makes sports so great. Another reason: each year, fans are treated to four special events. Events that make them feel like a kid on Christmas morning again. These events: March Madness, Game 7 (when we are lucky enough to get one in any sport), college football Rivalry Week, and Opening Day, bring the anticipation and excitement that remind both the individual fan, and America as a whole, as to why we love sports. Exhilaration. Frustration. Joy. Misery. These feelings are stimulated in a special way by these four events.

You should not be talking about 90's sports without mentioning Michael Jordan. He was one of the most controversial and influential athletes of all time. He brought the Bulls together like no coach could have ever done. He was also an explosive player or the court that scored, on average, 31.9 points per game and collected even better stats throughout his career. He brought the Bulls 6 championship trophies which made him 6 out of 10 in that decade, making him the only person in history to do it.

Today we are still affected by this team as one of the best. Also Michael Jordan is still the best player in the league, with unbreakable records. We can learn from them what it takes to be a good team. While the Bulls set records still unreachable to this day, Google broke records soon after its introduction.

The 1920’s was known as the “Golden Age of Sports”, with many remarkable athletes emerging from the shadows and establishing records while imprinting their names in the history of sports for eternity. From the beginning of the decade extraordinary athletes had

Sociological Theories on Sports Kabir Trehan Sheridan College 14th October, 2015 Sociological theories on Sports Functionalism had developed gradually throughout time with contributions from numerous sociologist from diverse parts of the world. It is a theory on the notion that social events can most appropriately be explained by the functions they perform and their contributions to the continuity of a society. (Collins & Jackson, 2007) It is the view in which the working parts of the society are studied.

     In the wide world of sports, teams will try and find a way to better market themselves in the nation to make more revenue. There are many ways to market your team but in the newer generation teams have been taking a different approach. Most teams will advertise there big sports star in trying to have people buy there gear, buy tickets, or simply support their team. But the most effective way to market your team is getting to the kids first. In advertising for a younger generation, you will tie the kids in more at an earlier age and hopefully will stay with the team throughout the years.

Throughout the years of professional sports, gambling and wagering as been right beside the game. The people can retraces gambling and sports from the Olympia days to now in the 21st century. Society has played huge rolls in professional sports by helping it broadcast around the world on primetime and bring the sport to life by making it part of the community. Cities become known for their athletic team and when people bring up Los Angeles they tend to think of large populations, tall buildings, the Los Angeles Lakers and Dodgers. In 1998-99 Lakers season, what other city were starving for a championship than the Lakers considering the fact that the last Championship they won was in 1988-89 season with Magic Johnson. This was a new era for