{"id":220,"date":"2006-01-08T16:21:14","date_gmt":"2006-01-08T22:21:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2015-03-24T16:05:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T21:05:31","slug":"book-review-all-around-men-heroes-of-a-forgotten-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportjournal.org\/article\/book-review-all-around-men-heroes-of-a-forgotten-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: All Around Men : Heroes of a Forgotten Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"submitted\">Reviewed by: Glaucio Scremin<\/div>\n<p>The book is well structured. It presents a valid historical description<br \/>\nof the history of track and field and the evolution of multi-event contests<br \/>\nfollowed by the biographical sketch of twenty-two of the greatest All-around<br \/>\nathletes.<\/p>\n<p><!--break--><\/p>\n<p>All-Around Men: Heroes of a Forgotten Sport is well researched and referenced,<br \/>\nproviding a brief yet detailed account of the history of track and field<br \/>\nin America and the evolution of combined track and field events. It is<br \/>\na good secondary source of information concerning the history and development<br \/>\nof track and field and, more specifically, the decathlon.<\/p>\n<p>The author, Frank Zarnowski, is a world authority in the track and field<br \/>\nmodality of decathlon. Zarnowski is a prolific author having published<br \/>\nnumerous books and articles about the decathlon. Zarnowski has served<br \/>\nas the U.S. national team coach, manager, and delegate leader.<\/p>\n<p>The biographical descriptions of the most notable all-around athletes<br \/>\nare well supported with statistical data.<\/p>\n<p>Of the athletes featured in the book, Jim Thorpe is arguably the most<br \/>\nprominent. Thorpe was the gold medal winner in the initial Olympic decathlon<br \/>\nand pentathlon at the Stockholm Olympic Games of 1912. Thorpe also played<br \/>\nprofessional baseball for the New York Giants and professional football<br \/>\nuntil the age of forty-one.<\/p>\n<p>Another featured all-around athlete deserving of special attention is<br \/>\nAvery Brundage, not as much for his achievements as an all-around athlete<br \/>\nbut for his accomplishments as the president of the Amateur Athletic Union<br \/>\n(AAU), U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), and International Olympic Committee<br \/>\n(IOC). From 1929 when he assumed the presidency of the USOC until 1972<br \/>\nwhen he stepped down as the IOC president, Avery Brundage was one of the<br \/>\nworld\u2019s most influential figures in amateur sports.<\/p>\n<p>All Around Men : Heroes of a Forgotten Sport<br \/>\nBy: Frank Zarnowski<br \/>\nThe Scarecrow Press, Inc.<br \/>\nISBN: 0-8108-5423-6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"submitted\">Reviewed by: Glaucio Scremin<\/div>\n<p>The book is well structured. It presents a valid historical description<br \/>\n        of the history of track and field and the evolution of multi-event contests<br \/>\n        followed by the biographical sketch of twenty-two of the greatest All-around<br \/>\n        athletes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[293,296],"tags":[27,8,70,71],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4btio-3y","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56,"url":"https:\/\/thesportjournal.org\/article\/satisfaction-levels-of-elite-track-and-field-athletes-in-south-korea\/","url_meta":{"origin":220,"position":0},"title":"Satisfaction Levels of Elite Track and Field Athletes in South Korea","date":"February 11, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Submitted by: Young-Jun Park, Ed.D., Dick DeSchriver, Ph.D., Lawrence Bestmann, Ph.D. and Jon \"YeanSub\" Lim Abstract The general problem of this study was to examine the level of satisfaction of elite track and field athletes in South Korea with six factors; facilities, equipment, financial support, head coach's technical ability, training\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports Facilities&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":51,"url":"https:\/\/thesportjournal.org\/article\/awards-of-sport\/","url_meta":{"origin":220,"position":1},"title":"Awards of Sport","date":"February 11, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Each year, the United States Sports Academy honors leaders in sport through its Awards of Sport program. 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Data were collected from 159 collegiate athletes.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Contemporary Sports Issues&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":89,"url":"https:\/\/thesportjournal.org\/article\/a-modern-perspective-of-the-ancient-olympic-events\/","url_meta":{"origin":220,"position":4},"title":"A Modern Perspective of the Ancient Olympic Events","date":"February 13, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Submitted by: Dr. Richard Bell, Ed.D. Today's Modern (Summer) Olympic Games have 32 different categories of competitive events. When you consider that of these many, like track and field, have several events within the category and then break down further to men=s and women=s and team and individual competition, it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Contemporary Sports Issues&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":238,"url":"https:\/\/thesportjournal.org\/article\/media-sports-stars-and-adolescents-a-statistical-analysis-of-mediated-sports-heroes-based-on-self-concept-congruity\/","url_meta":{"origin":220,"position":5},"title":"Media Sports Stars and Adolescents: A Statistical Analysis of Mediated Sports Heroes Based on Self-Concept Congruity","date":"March 7, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Submitted by: Keith Strudler, Ph.D. Abstract Many social critics have suggested that our heavily mediated sports heroes no longer embody the ideal for adoring adolescents. 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