| Legends Never Die: Athletes and their Afterlives in Modern America Subjects: Sports in popular culture -- United States; Athletes -- United States -- Death; Athletes -- United States -- Public opinion; Athletes -- United States -- Biography; Premature death -- Social aspects -- United States; With every touchdown, home run, and three-pointer, star athletes represent an American dream that only an elite group blessed with natural talent can achieve. However, Kimball concentrates on what happens once these modern warriors meet their untimely demise. As athletes die, legends rise in their place. Richard Ian Kimball is associate professor of history at Brigham Young University. He is the author of Sports in Zion: Mormon Recreation, 1890-1940. |