Zachary R Bigalke
Biographic Data
| ID | 4461881 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zachary R Bigalke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zachary R |
| FAMILY NAME | Bigalke |
| SIGNATURE | BIGALKE Z R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6687-8954 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Other Olympians
The Sun Rises on Coney Island
Japanese competitive eaters first arrived at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest held annually on July 4 at Coney Island, New York, in the late 1990s, transforming the event from a local curiosity into a modern sport in the process. From 1997 to 2006, Hirofumi Nakajima, Kazutoyo Arai, Takeru Kobayashi, and other Japanese eaters redefined the quest for records in competitive eating and introduced new training and competition techniques to t…
From Football to Soccer
Soccertown USA (2018)
Book Review| October 01 2020 Soccertown USA (2018) Soccertown USA (2018). Dir. Robert Penzel. Prod. Kiko Doran, Tom McCabe, and Kirk Rudell. Soccertown Media. 68 min. Zachary R. Bigalke Zachary R. Bigalke Penn State University Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2020) 47 (3): 280–281. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.47.3.0280 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Pe…
Anything but ringers
At the 1930 FIFA World Cup in Uruguay, a group of American soccer players advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament, securing what remains the best-ever finish by a team representing the United States. As time has passed, this team has largely been dismissed as a group of English and Scottish players brought in to bolster the Americans’ chances at the World Cup. This treatment belies the complex interrelation between immigration, labour and l…
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Anything but ringers
At the 1930 FIFA World Cup in Uruguay, a group of American soccer players advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament, securing what remains the best-ever finish by a team representing the United States. As time has passed, this team has largely been dismissed as a group of English and Scottish players brought in to bolster the Americans’ chances at the World Cup. This treatment belies the complex interrelation between immigration, labour and l…
Soccertown USA (2018)
Book Review| October 01 2020 Soccertown USA (2018) Soccertown USA (2018). Dir. Robert Penzel. Prod. Kiko Doran, Tom McCabe, and Kirk Rudell. Soccertown Media. 68 min. Zachary R. Bigalke Zachary R. Bigalke Penn State University Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2020) 47 (3): 280–281. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.47.3.0280 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Pe…
From Football to Soccer
The Sun Rises on Coney Island
Japanese competitive eaters first arrived at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest held annually on July 4 at Coney Island, New York, in the late 1990s, transforming the event from a local curiosity into a modern sport in the process. From 1997 to 2006, Hirofumi Nakajima, Kazutoyo Arai, Takeru Kobayashi, and other Japanese eaters redefined the quest for records in competitive eating and introduced new training and competition techniques to t…
The Other Olympians
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