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Abstract
This article outlines my work as a sports historian and the people and events that have influenced my research and career. On route, I outline some of my thoughts, opinions and prejudices about academic life.
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Notes
1. Notes.
For a review symposium with contributions from John Nauright, Tara Magdalinski, Rob Hess and Douglas Booth see Sporting Traditions 13. 2 May 1997, 99–115 and for a response by Daryl Adair see Sporting Traditions 14. 1 November 1997, 111–134.
2. For memories of this see Cashman (Citation2007) and McKernan (Citation2007).
3. As an award winner it later featured in the Test of Time series of the Journal of Sport History in which the impact and influence of the first decade of winners was assessed a couple of decades on. See Hardy (Citation2014).