Gerald Gems, professor of health and physical education, had his essay titled “The City” published as a book chapter in S.W. Pope and John Nauright, eds.,
Routledge Companion to Sports History (London, 2010). He was also guest speaker at the Dinner & a Lectures series at the Gaylord Building Historic Site in Lockport, Ill., Jan. 21. He spoke about the depth, diversity and importance of sports in Chicago’s cultural heritage as explored in Gems’ book
Chicago Sports History.
