University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics (Images of Sports Series)

by Steven R. Sullivan

Overview

The University of Massachusetts Amherst boasts over a century of both intercollegiate and intramural athletics. The story begins with the early recreational activities of a New England agricultural college and ends with a highly competitive Division I athletic schedule. From playing ice hockey on the campus pond in 1908 or dribbling basketballs in the Curry Hicks cage in 1931 to the construction of the state-of-the-art Mullins Center in 1993, the University of Massachusetts Amherst has produced some of the best athletes in American sports history. These stars include hockey great Jerry McCarthy, a 1924 Olympic silver medalist; softball pitcher Danielle Henderson, a 2000 Olympic gold medalist; and Julius Erving, legendary NBA star.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738544687
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	05/03/2006
Series:	Images of Sports Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Steven R. Sullivan, a 1991 alumnus, currently serves as the secretary of the Pond Club, the fund-raising arm of the men's ice hockey program. He is also the author of University of Massachusetts Amherst in the Campus History Series.