Randy W. Roberts Purdue University

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1 Randy W. Roberts Purdue University Home Address: 807 Highland Lafayette, Indiana Home Phone: (765) (765) (cell) Department of History Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana EDUCATION: Louisiana State University, Ph.D., 1978 University of Nebraska, M.A., 1973 Mansfield University--Magna Cum Laude, B.A., 1972 POSITIONS HELD: Charles Boal Ewing Chair in Military History, USMA, West Point Distinguished Professor of History Professor, Purdue University, Associate Professor, Purdue University Visiting Associate Professor, University of Houston Assistant Professor, Sam Houston State University Lecturer, University of Maryland, University College TEACHING AWARDS: Kenneth T. Kofmehl Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Teacher of the Year in the School of Liberal Arts, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Indiana Professor of the Year, Lilly Endowment Retention Initiative Grant, Purdue University Teaching Academy, Founding Member, 1997 Teacher of the Year in the School of Liberal Arts, Liberal Arts Educational Excellence Award, Society for Professional Journalists, Teacher of the Year, Charles B. Murphy Award, Purdue University, Outstanding Teaching Award, ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS: Morrill Award, This is Purdue University s highest career achievement recognition for a faculty member. Mansfield University Society of Honors Distinguished Educator Award, Consultant for the History Channel Series Consultant for the Ken Burns PBS documentary Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson. The documentary won an Emmy for Directing for Non-Fiction Programming (2006). Consultant for the HBO documentary Joe Louis: American Hero Betrayed (2008). The documentary was nominated for an Emmy. Organization on American Historians Distinguished Lecturer (awarded in 2005) Fellowship, Center for Humanistic Studies, Purdue University, 1992, 1997, 2007,

2 Hibernian Address, Notre Dame, Hibernian Research Award, Cushwa Center, Notre Dame, Steward Staley Address, North American Society for Sports Historians, NEH Grants, 1981, Warwick Fellowship, Louisiana State University, Jack Dempsey: The Manassa Mauler Nominated for the National Historical Society Book Prize in American History, 1980 Nominated for the Bancroft Prize in American History, 1980 Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in biography, 1979 Papa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in biography, 1983 John Wayne American Pat and Ray Browne National Book Award, 1995 Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography, 1995 A Line in the Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory, History Book Club Selection Texas Historical Foundation's Deolece Parmalee Award, 2001 Joe Louis: Hard Times Man Kirkus 2010 Best Books Nonfiction Kirkus 2010 Best Books Biography Los Angeles Book Festival 2010 Runner-Up for Biography/Autobiography Rodwan Writes Best Books of 2010 Choice Outstanding Academic Books of 2011 Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography, 2010 Nominated for the National Book Award, 2010 Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X Amazon Best History Books 2016 Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books 2016 Pen American Long List for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing, 2016 Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Best History/Biography, 2016 Financial Times Best Books 2016: Sport The Undefeated Best Books of 2016 Paste Magazine 2016 Best Books in Nonfiction PUBLICATIONS: Books: Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X (With Johnny Smith) Basic Books, The Road to Madness: How the Season Transformed College Basketball (With J. Samuel Walker) University of North Carolina Press, Pearl Harbor (With David Welky) Becker & Mayer, Ronald Reagan (With David Welky) Becker & Mayer, Rising Tide: Bear Bryant, Joe Namath, and Dixie s Last Quarter. (With Ed Krzemienski) Twelve, 2013; paperback, John Wayne. (With David Welky) Metro Books, A Team for America: The Army-Navy Game That Rallied a Nation. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011; paperback, Mariner Books,

3 Joe Louis: Hard Times Man. Yale University Press, 2010; paperback, A Line in the Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory. (With James S. Olson) Free Press, 2000; paperback, Touchstone Book, "But They Can t Beat Us": Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers. Indiana State Historical Society, John Wayne American. (With James S. Olson) Free Press, 1995; paperback, Bison Book, Heavy Justice: The State of Indiana V. Michael G. Tyson. (With J. Gregory Garrison) Addison- Wesley, 1994; paperback, University of Arkansas Press, Where the Domino Fell: America and Vietnam, (With James Olson) St. Martin's Press, 1990; 2nd edition, 1996; 3rd edition, 1999; 4 th edition, 2004; 5 th edition Wiley- Blackwell 5 th edition, 2008; 6 th edition Winning is the Only Thing: Sports in America since (With James Olson) Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989; paperback Papa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes. Free Press, 1983; British edition, Robson House, Jack Dempsey: The Manassa Mauler. Louisiana State University Press, 1979; paperback, Grove Press, 1980; expanded edition, Louisiana State University Press, 1984; British Edition, Robson House, Edited Books: Before the Curse: The Chicago Cubs Glory Years, (With Carson Cunningham.) University of Illinois Press, The Rock, the Curse, and the Hub: A Random History of Boston Sports, Harvard University Press, Volume of original essays. Charles A. Lindbergh: The Power and Peril of Celebrity (With David Welky). Brandywine Press, Pittsburgh Sports: Stories from the Steel City, Pittsburgh University Press, 2000; paperback Volume of original essays. The Steelers Reader. (With David Welky). University of Pittsburgh Press, 2001; paperback Revised edition One for the Thumb: The New Steelers Reader, My Lai: A Brief History with Documents. (With James S. Olson) Bedford Books, Hollywood s America: United States History Through Its Films. (with Steven Mintz) Brandywine Press, 1994; 2nd edition, 1997; 3 rd edition, Wiley-Blackwell 4 th edition, 2010, 5 th edition

4 Texts: United States History (With Emma J. Lapsansky-Werner, Peter B. Levy, and Alan Taylor) Prentice Hall, 2006; revised editions 2010, America: Past and Present. (With Robert A. Divine, T. H. Breen, George M. Fredrickson, and R. Hal Williams) HarperCollins, brief edition, 1985; 2nd edition, 1990; 3rd edition, 1994; 4th edition, 1998; 5th edition 2002; 6 th edition 2005; 7 th edition 2007; 8 th edition 2010; Portuguese edition America and Its People. (With James K. Martin, James Jones, Linda O. McMurray, and Steven Mintz) HarperCollins, 1988; 2nd edition, 1992; 3rd edition, 1997; 4th edition, 2000; 5 th edition, A Concise History of America and Its People. (With James Kirby Martin, Steven Mintz, Linda O. McMurry, James H. Jones, and Sam W. Haynes) HarperCollins, Understanding American Government. (With Fred Harris and Margaret S. Elliston) Scott, Foresman, and Co., Readers: Constructing the American Past, Vol. I, (Edited with Elliott J. Gorn and Terry D. Bilhartz) HarperCollins, 1991; 2nd edition 1995; 3rd edition, 1999; 4th edition 2002; 5 th edition 2005, 6 th edition 2008; 7 th edition Constructing the American Past, Vol. II, 1877-Present. (Edited with Elliott J. Gorn and Terry D. Bilhartz) HarperCollins, 1991; 2nd edition 1995; 3rd edition, 1999; 4th edition 2002; 5 th edition 2005, 6 th edition 2008; 7 th edition American Experiences, Vol. I, (Edited with James S. Olson) HarperCollins, 1985; 2nd edition, 1990; 3rd edition 1994; 4th edition, 1998; 5th edition, 2002; 6 th edition American Experiences, Vol. II, from (Edited with James S. Olson) HarperCollins, 1985; 2nd edition, 1990; 3rd edition 1994; 4th edition, 1998; 5th edition, 2002; 6 th edition Reflections on World Civilization, Vol. I, Beginnings to Renaissance. (Edited with James S. Olson and Ronald H. Fritze) HarperCollins, Reflections on World Civilization, Vol. II, Renaissance to Present. (Edited with James S. Olson and Ronald H. Fritze) HarperCollins, Reflections on Western Civilization, Vol. I, Prehistory to (Edited with Ronald H. Fritze and James S. Olson) HarperCollins, Reflections on Western Civilization, Vol. II, 1600 to the Present. (Edited with Ronald H. Fritze and James S. Olson) HarperCollins, Book Chapters: 4

5 "Emperors of Masculinity: John L. Sullivan, Jack Johnson, and Changing Ideas of Manhood and Race in America," in Daryl Adir, ed., Sport, 'Race,' and Ethnicity: Narrative of Difference and Diversity. Fitness Information Technology, University of West Virginia Press, 2011, pp The Battle of the Beards: Russell-Chamberlain, in The Rock, the Curse, and the Hub: A Random History of Boston Sports. Harvard University Press, 2005: Number 4 Is Number 1: The Emergence of Bobby Orr, in The Rock, the Curse, and the Hub: A Random History of Boston Sports. Harvard University Press, 2005: The Clinton Show: Notes on a Post-Modern President, in The Clinton Riddle: Perspectives on the Forty-second President. University of Arkansas Press, 2004: Between the Whale and Death, in Pittsburgh Sports: Stories from the Steel City. University of Pittsburgh Press, 2000: A Sacred Mission: Oliver Stone and Vietnam, (With David Welky) in Oliver Stone s USA: Film, History, and Controversy. University Press of Kansas, 2000: "The Wide World of Muhammad Ali: The Politics and Economics of Televised Boxing," in Muhammad Ali: The People's Champ. University of Illinois Press, 1995: "Foreword" to Go Big Red: The Story of a Nebraska Football Player by George Mills. University of Illinois Press, 1991: xi-xv. "The Presidency of Grover Cleveland," in The American Presidency. Salem Press, 1986: "Papa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of Great White Hopes," in Taking Sides: Changing Views on Controversial Issues in American History. Free Press, 1985: "Film in the Classroom," in Instructor's Resource Manual for America: Past and Present. Scott, Foresman and Company, 1984: "Boxing and Reform," in Sports in Modern America. River City Press, 1982: Journal Articles: The Report of My Death was an Exaggeration: The Many Sordid Lives of America s Bloodiest Pastime (with Andrew Smith), International Journal of Sport History 31 (January 2014), The Two-Fisted Testing Ground of Manhood : Boxing and the Academy, The Journal of American History 101 (June 2014): "The Shot." Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History, (Summer 1997): "It Happens Every Spring Like and Indian Head Penny," in The Series: Baseball and the Meaning of America. Brandt and Lawson, 1994: 4-7. "Roone Arledge and the Rise of Televised Sports." U.S.A. Today: The Magazine of the American Scene 120 (January 1992):

6 "On the Field of Struggle: The Irish American Sporting Experience." American Catholic Studies Newsletter 18 (Fall 1991): "Perfect Bodies, Eternal Youth: The Obsession of Modern America." (With James S. Olson). Lamar Journal of the Humanities 15 (Spring 1989): "The Lamp of Experience." Society 23 (1986): "The Days of Tamerlane." The Ring 65 (July 1986): "Galveston's Jack Johnson: Flourishing in the Dark." Southwestern Historical Quarterly 87 (1983): "Dr. Watson's Warning." Baker Street Journal 31 (1981): "Oscar Wilde and Sherlock Holmes: A Literary Mystery." Clues: A Journal of Detection, 1 (1980): "Eighteenth Century Boxing." Journal of Sport History 4 (1977): "Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson: His Omaha Image." Nebraska History 57 (1976): "Jack Dempsey: An American Hero in the 1920s." Journal of Popular Culture 8, (1974): Anthologized in Eldon E. Snyder, ed., Sports: A Social Scoreboard (1975); Andrew Yainnakis, Thomas D. McIntyre, Merrill J. Melnick, and Dale P. Hart, eds., Sport Sociology: Contemporary Themes (1976); and Paul J. Zingg, ed., The Sporting Image: Readings in American Sport History (1988). Selected Magazine and Newspaper Articles from the Last Five Years: How Muhammad Ali Became a Champion of Muslims in America (with Johnny Smith), Washington Post (June 8, 2016). How the Olympic Games Shaped Muhammad Ali (with Johnny Smith), Wall Street Journal (June 5, (2016). The Branding of Muhammad Ali (with Johnny Smith), The New Republic (June 4, 2016). The King of the World: When Cassius Clay Became Muhammad Ali (with Johnny Smith), Slate (June 4, 2016). Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X (with Johnny Smith), NBCNews.com (May 19, 2016). They Got To Kill Me They Can t Afford To Let Me Live (with Johnny Smith), Salon (March 20, 2016). When Cassius Clay Came Out as a Muslim (with Johnny Smith), The Daily Beast (March 12, 2016). Who Was the Real Muhammad Ali? (with Johnny Smith), History News Network (February 21, 2016). 6

7 The Wise Man and the Clown: The Masks of Cassius Clay (with Johnny Smith), The Cauldron (February 18, 2016). Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship of Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X (with Johnny Smith), LitHub (February 3, 2016). This Is What Happened When Muhammad Ali Met Malcolm X (with Johnny Smith), Time.com (February 2, 2016). Segregated America, White Supremacy: The Lives of the Fathers of Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X (with Johnny Smith), Alternet.org (January 25, 2016). College Football: When Alabama and Ohio State Turned Down Pasadena, Wall Street Journal (January 1, 2016). Present at Creation: When Cassius Clay Ruled Rome, Part I (with Johnny Smith), The Ring (May 2016), Present at Creation: When Cassius Clay Ruled Rome, Part II (with Johnny Smith), The Ring (July 2016), Fighting to the Finish: The Ill-Fated Andy Bowen and the Longest Boxing Match in History, The Ring (November 2015), The Demise of a Contender: Alejandro Lavorante, The Ring (January 2015), How Army Once Found the Will to Win, Wall Street Journal (December 13, 2014). Joe Namath and the Dawn of Big Money Sports, Salon.com (August 18, 2013). When Bear Left for Bama, Wall Street Journal (September 13, 2013). The Army-Navy Game Nobody Missed, Wall Street Journal (December 9, 2011). Pamphlets, Encyclopedia, Handbook, and Dictionary Entries: Boxing: The Manly Art (with Andrew R.M. Smith), in A Companion to American Sport History. Malden, MA: Wiley Blackwell, 2014, The Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Masterpiece. New York: Sterling Innovation, Sports and Politics (with Eric Hall), in The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010, "The Anti-War Movement" (with James S. Olson), in The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. New York: Charles Scribner s Sons, 1996,

8 "Leisure and Recreation," in The Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century 4. New York: Charles Scribner s Sons, 4 (1996): "Nathaniel S. Fleischer", "Richard Kyle Fox," "Sugar Ray Robinson," "Sports Illustrated," and "Sportswriting," in The Encyclopedia of New York City. Yale University Press, 1995: 418, 435, 1012, 1106, "Sports," in The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press, 1994: "Teaching American History Through Film." HarperCollins, 1994 (pamphlet). "Film and the Vietnam War," in The Vietnam War: Handbook of the Literature and Research. Greenwood Press, 1993: "Learning to Think Critically: Film, Myth and American History" (with Robert May). HarperCollins, 1993 (pamphlet). "Boxing" and "Black in Sports" in Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. University of North Carolina Press, 1989: , "World War I," in Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism. Greenwood Press, 1991: "Television," in Dictionary of the Vietnam War. Greenwood Press, 1988: "Charles Coughlin," "Martin Dies, Jr.," "William Randolph Hearst," and "Huey Long," in Historical Dictionary of the New Deal: From Inauguration to Preparation for War, 1985: , , , Review Essays: "Losing Friends and Influencing People." Reviews in American History 23, No. 4 (1995): "Both Sides of Creation: The Public and Private Careers of Dean Acheson." Reviews in American History 22 (June 1994): "Women's Sports." Reviews in American History 20 (June 1992): "FDR in the House of Mirrors." Reviews in American History 18 (March 1990): "Men, Women, and the Sweet Science." Southern Review 25 (Summer 1989): "Wild Delinquents and Misunderstood Rebels." Reviews in American History 15 (June 1987): "Sports, Action, and the American Mind." Reviews in American History 12 (September 1984): "Requiem for the Body Snatchers." Reviews in American History 11 (September 1983): "Baseball Myths and American Realities." Reviews in American History 10 (March 1982): Selected Documentaries: 8

9 Pearl Harbor 24 Hours After (History Channel, scheduled December 2011). Consultant and on-camera. Purdue Profiles: Gus Grissom (Big Ten Network, 2011). On-camera host and consultant. Purdue Profiles: John Wooden (Big Ten Network, 2010). On-camera host and consultant. Purdue Profiles: Orville Redenbacher (Big Ten Network, 2010). On-camera Host and consultant. The Kennedy Assassination 24 Hours After (History Channel, 2009). Consultant and oncamera. Joe Louis: American Hero Betrayed (HBO, 2008). Consultant and on-camera. Ken Burns Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (PBS, 2006). Consultant and on-camera. Ten days that Unexpectedly Changed America (History Channel, 2006). Consultant. Sports Century: Jack Dempsey (ESPN, 2001). On-camera. Mysteries and Scandals: John Wayne (ETV, 2001). On-camera. Fighting the Mob: The Story of Carmen Basilio (ESPN, 1999). On-camera. Shadow Boxing: The Journey of the African American Fighter (HBO, 1999). On-camera. Reputations: John Wayne: The Unquiet American (BBC2, 1997). On-camera. The Journey of the African American Athlete (Parts 1 and 2, HBO, 1996). On-camera. Other Professional Activities: More than seventy-five book reviews published in a wide range of historical journals, magazines, and newspapers. More than forty papers or public lectures presented in the United States and Great Britain. These include papers presented at the conferences of the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, the Southern Historical Association, and other historical meetings, as well as invited lectures in England, Wales, and colleges and universities throughout the United States. Co-Editor, Sports and Society Series with Benjamin Rader for University of Illinois Press: present. Co-Editor, Illinois History of Sports Series with Benjamin Rader for University of Illinois Press: 1992-present. Book Review Editor, Journal of Sport History,

10 Advisory Editor, Arete: The Journal of Sport Literature. Editorial Board, Journal of Sport History. Editorial Board, Lamar Journal of the Humanities. Editorial Board, Popular Culture and Libraries. Editorial Board of The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. 10