Document Type
Article
Abstract
There is a common notion that athletes are not highly intelligent. For instance, the label "dumb jock" is often applied to an athletic competitor, and the phrase "big like-tractor, dumb like tractor" has been used to describe linemen in football. There is little question about society's view of athletes, however what is debatable is just how valid these stereotypes are. This research project is a study of athletes during a one-year period at Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D. (hereafter referred to as NSU). The institution of higher learning is located in the upper midwest in an agricultural environment, with approximately 3,000 students. The study attempted to assess the accuracy of the public perception that athletes are poorer students, using NSU as a case study.
Recommended Citation
Vilhauer, Dave and Rosonke, Jerome
(1991)
"Assessing The Myth: A Study Of Eligible Athletes' Grade Point Averages,"
Great Plains Sociologist: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/greatplainssociologist/vol4/iss1/5