Football World

Football World
Editor J. D. Fetzer
Categories Sports
Frequency Weekly
Year founded 1921
Country United States

Football World, later renamed Athletic World, was an American magazine devoted to the coverage of inter-collegiate sports. Its masthead described it as "A Magazine With a Mission to Serve the College Man," a publication "devoted to Inter-collegiate Athletics and sports of Amateur standing only."[1] It was founded in 1921 by J. D. Fetzer.[2] The name of the magazine was later changed to Athletic World as the coverage extended to a broader range of sports, including women's swimming.[1][3] Unlike other sports magazines of the era, which focused on promoting a healthy lifestyle, Football World/Athletic World celebrated the entertainment value of sports with a special emphasis on the personalities of famous athletes.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tom Pendergast (2000). Creating the Modern Man: American Magazines and Consumer Culture, 1900-1950. University of Missouri Press. p. 133. ISBN 0826262244.
  2. Kate Buford (26 October 2010). Native American Son: The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-307-59429-7. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. Kate Buford (2010). Native American Son: The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 0307594297.
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