Global Sport Business Journal
Abstract
This manuscript reviews the book The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics by Frank Guridy. The book dives into the state of Texas’s role in changing the sports landscape through the 1960s and 1980s. Guridy does so by focusing on five overarching themes: (1) desegregation and racial progress, (2) commercialization of sports and infrastructure, (3) gender dynamics in sports, (4) influence of media, and (5) community engagement. The book dives into various events that highlight each one of the themes to illustrate how Texas influenced changes to form the modern sports system. Overall, the book provides a detailed historical analysis illustrating the monumental influence the state of Texas has on today’s sports ecosystem.
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Beldon, Zachary
(2025)
"Book Review: The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed The Culture of American Athletics,"
Global Sport Business Journal: Vol. 10:
Iss.
1, Article 12.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/gsbj/vol10/iss1/12
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