Athletics Across the Decade
During this decade, several championship teams from different men’s intercollegiate team sports have emerged, including baseball, golf, cross country, and basketball, and swimming as well many all-American athletes. This Decade saw a big step forward for women involvement in sports, allowing men and women to compete alongside each other on the Rifle team. Furthermore, the number of women sports had increased from the beginning of the decade, from only four in 1970 to nine by 1979.
Researcher and Project
Researcher: Matthew McFadden
Resources Consulted
Publications:
The Eye Student Handbooks, 1970-1979. Section on sports gives a summary of the accomplishments of teams and players throughout the decade up until that year.
Year Book “The Oak” The year books of the 1970’s provide information about every sports team success as well as numerous photos of IUP sport’s Teams during competition. The Oak can found online within the IUP Library homepage under special collections.
The Indiana Gazette I accessed the Indiana Gazette through Newspapers.com. Through the medium of Newspapers.com, I could view any Indiana Gazette newspaper articles pertaining to Athletics at IUP during the 1970’s. The Indiana Gazette which gives biographical information of coaches, players, and report on individual games.
Record Groups and Manuscript Collections:
Record Group 32 IUP Athletics: Football Team
RG 29, Box 2- This box contains the student handbooks “The Eye” from 1970-1979. it’s section on sports gives a summary of the accomplishments of teams and players throughout the decade up until that year.