University of the Pacific Scholarly Commons University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 1946 Amos Alonzo Stagg's Contributions to Athletics George Robert Coe University of the Pacific Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds Part of the Health and Physical Education Commons, History Commons, and the Sports Studies Commons Recommended Citation Coe, George Robert. (1946). Amos Alonzo Stagg's Contributions to Athletics. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1044 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. AMOS ALONZO STAGG'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO ATHLETICS By George Robert Coe •" Stockton 1946 Thesis Submitted to the Department of" Physical Education College of" the Pacii"ic In partial fulfillment of" the Requirements for the Degree of Master of" Arts APPROVED e..,_.e 1?JJ...an/ChaUimn or the Thesis Committee DEPOSITED m THE COLLEGE LIBRARY: ~!!. ~ DATED : YY/~ 11 /'itf-7 Librarian i CONTENTS Chapter Page Introduction • • •• . 1 I. Physical Educator. • 2 Originality in gymnasium construction. • • 2 Physical education requirements . • • • • 5 hysical education classes for ..omen • • . 7 lligh scholastic standards among athletes • 7 Physical examinations •• . 7 Knoles Field • . • . • 8 II. Football • • . .10 Tackling dummy • . ••. 10 Numbering of pl ayers . .• 10 Dividing gate receipts • . 11 Field House . 11 Order of the "C.. • . • . 12 The blanket a :~ard . 13 First game under lights. • . 13 Ends as halfbacks--origination of the wingback.