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Title: O GOD OF PLAYERS
THE STORY OF THE IMMACULATA MIGHTY MACS
By: Julie Byrne
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0231127499
ISBN 13: 9780231127493
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Publisher: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 17 September, 2003
Series: Religion and American Culture
Pages: 312
Description: In the early 1970s, few women participated in organized athletics, but in Catholic Philadelphia women's basketball was already a well-established tradition, sponsored by the Philadelphia Archdiocese far in advance of public schools. This volume explores the unusual lives of these young women.
Synopsis: Between 1972 and 1974, the Mighty Macs of Immaculata College-a small Catholic women's school outside Philadelphia-made history by winning the first three women's national college basketball championships ever played. A true Cinderella team, this unlikely fifteenth-seeded squad triumphed against enormous odds and four powerhouse state teams to secure the championship title and capture the imaginations of fans and sportswriters across the country. But while they were making a significant contribution to legitimizing women's sports in America, the Mighty Macs were also challenging the traditional roles and obligations that circumscribed their Catholic schoolgirl lives. In this vivid account of Immaculata basketball, Julie Byrne goes beyond the fame to explore these young women's unusual lives, their rare opportunities and pleasures, their religious culture, and the broader ideas of womanhood they inspired and helped redefine.
Illustrations: 21 photos
Publication: US
Imprint: Columbia University Press
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