Douglas A. Noverr is Professor of American Thought and Language, Michigan State University. He is co-author of The Games They Played: Sports in American History, 1865-1980 (1983) and The Relationship of Painting and Literature: A Guide to Information Sources (1978). He has published numerous articles and book chapters on American literature and on popular culture.
Lawrence "Larry" Ziewacz was a Professor at Michigan State University and taught in the Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures and the American Thought and Language departments until his death in December, 2003. Articles he has authored or co-authored have been published in journals such as "Michigan History, the Michigan Historical Review, the Sport Sociology Bulletin, Country Music Annual, the Journal of the Great Lakes History Conference, Midwestern Miscellany, and History Reviews of New Books". He co-authored, with Douglas A. Noverr, "The Games They Played: Sports in American History: 1865- 1980".
