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History of Athletics at the University of Arkansas
The article traces Arkansas athletics from informal early games on campus to the rise of organized intercollegiate sports. It notes petitions for athletic grounds in the 1660s, field locations near Old Main, expansion to a dedicated stadium in 1937, and the hiring of Bezdek as the first fulltime athletics director in 1906, followed by Schmidt as the first athletic director after several coaches.
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University of Arkansas
University
WM. Harrison
Arkansas Avenue
Paris
Old Main
Cymnasium
Barnhill
John Clinton Futrall
Uofal
Hluge Bezdek
University of Chicago
Cofa
Bezdek
Joo
U Ofa
Schmidt
University of Tulsa