1. Political Football: Social Movements and the Professional Gridiron in the United States, 1955-1979 Open Access Author: Linden, Andrew David Title: Political Football: Social Movements and the Professional Gridiron in the United States, 1955-1979 Graduate Program: Kinesiology Keywords: footballAmerican footballsocial movementspoliticsNFLhistorysport historyU.S. history File: Download Political_Football__Linden_Dissertation_.pdf Committee Members: Jessica Lynn Schultz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorJessica Lynn Schultz, Committee Chair/Co-ChairMark Dyreson, Committee MemberR. Scott Kretchmar, Committee MemberNan Elizabeth Woodruff, Outside Member