Harry Edwards
Author, activist, and sociologist of sport · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1942 · age 83
Harry Thomas Edwards is an American sociologist and civil rights activist. After working as an assistant professor of sociology at San Jose State College, he completed his Ph.D. at Cornell University and is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Edwards' career has focused on the experiences of African-American athletes. He is widely regarded as the father of the field of sociology of sport, and is considered a leading authority on its intersection with diversity.
