Word: athleticism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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In 1972. Title IX sent a message to colleges and universities across the country: make efforts to equalize men's and women's athletic programs or lose federal funding.
As the number of varsity programs exploded, so did the number of men coaching those programs. In addition, the consolidation of men's and women's athletic departments--a step schools have taken to easily accommodate the new requirements--frequently resulted in a male administrator at the top of the...
Cormier's dream finally came to life in 1984 after Mike Steele, who built Depauw into a Division III power, turned down an offer to coach at Dartmouth. Big Green Athletic Director Ted Leland's next call was to Cormier. Five years later, Dartmouth (10-5 overall, 3-0 Ivy...
Experimenting with every tack in life, Trotman has seemed to succeed in most of her endeavors. Although she admits that she is "a spaz in basketball," she displays the inherent athletic ability and mental endurance so intrinsic in Olympians. She says she loves all sports and that they'll always...
Walsh's delight in taking quarterbacks apart and putting them back together again also affected Montana's spirit. Recognizing the opponent's quandary in preparing for both -- Montana is a drop-back passer, Young a rollout runner -- Walsh coyly invented a quarterback controversy. He cut it out only when Joe...