J.R. Betts Award



	JOHN R. BETTS (1917-1971) was a professor of history at Boston College with an emphasis upon cultural and intellectual history when he died in the summer of 1971. He was the leading historian of the cultural and social impact of sport in the United States at that time. Among other published articles in sport history are his "The Technological Revolution and the Rise of Sport"; "Agricultural Fairs and the Rise of Harness Racing"; and "Mind and Body in Early American Thought." His manuscript on the cultural history of sport in America was nearing completion when he died. It was published posthumously as America's Sporting Heritage. John Betts devoted attention to sport history because the subject stimulated an intellectual curiosity in him, and the study of sport history has benefited greatly by his reputable research in the area.
	John R. Betts Address 2004 - Jeffrey Hill, De Montfort University 2003 - Catriona Parratt, University of Iowa 2002 - David Zang, Towson University 1999 - Jules Tygiel, University of San Francisco 1998 - Charles P. Korr, University of Missouri - St. Louis 1995 - Michael Oriard, Oregon State University 1993 - Richard Holt, University of Stirling 1991 - Stephen H. Hardy, University of New Hampshire 1989 - Benjamin G. Rader, University of Nebraska 1987 - Stephen A. Riess, Northeastern Illinois University 1986 - William Baker, University of Maine, Orono 1985 - Paula Welch, University of Florida 1983 - Hal Ray, Western Michigan University 1982 - Don Mrozek, Kansas State University 1981 - Richard C. Crepeau, University of Central Florida 1978 - Eliot Asinof, New York City 1977 - Betty Spears, University of Massachusetts 1975 - Richard D. Mandell, University of South Carolina 1974 - John A. Lucas, Penn State University 1973 - David Q. Voigt, Albright College

John R. Betts Address