Discuss professional athletes' public images, the values and attitudes students share with these athletes, and how students learned that these values and attitudes are admirable. Then have students bring in advertisements that include sports images or athletes. Program Summary Use the following information to assist in finding specific segments within the program. The times listed on the left indicate minutes into the program. Troops back from Great War.
Popularity grows with the home run and glamour of the profession.
Athletes as celebrities. Soccer was by and for the working man, and often the only entertainment available. National identity tied to soccer. Diplomatic relations break off. Capitalism used to break color barrier for blacks in main-stream sports.