Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1999

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Rose, Mark H.

Abstract

Professional football has not always experienced the popularity and fan devotion it enjoys today. Formed in 1920, the National Football League began as a weak organization designed to bring stability to the teams. Initially played by steelworkers and miners looking for a diversion and perhaps a little pay, team owners recruited star college players for their talent and appeal. League officials worked at developing the league into a strong organization by utilizing the successful model of baseball, and in establishing the league as a cartel. By 1940, league officials controlled where and when the game would be played and created popular interest, establishing the sport as a success.

Extent

112 p.

Comments

FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1999.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Identifier

FADT15670

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