In the post-World II era, when America became a major sport culture in the world, a significant factor in the overall development of sport was the substantial growth in intercollegiate sport. Between 1945 and 1960, intercollegiate sport still grew enormously in importance. It became more important as entertainment, more important economically, and more important on campus. The United States is still the only country in the world where sport and college or university education have become so completely linked.
Most colleges and universities offer extensive sports programs to their students. The advent of Title IX provided the impetus for the phenomenal growth of intercollegiate sport for women in the 1970s. … continue reading this entry.
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