Richard O Davies

Richard O. Davies is University Foundation Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the author or editor of twelve books, including "America's Obsession: Sports and Society Since 1945" (1994), and "Main Street Blues: The Decline of Small-Town America" (1998), which was named one of the top 25 books in American History by "Choice," Although his publications range widely over the history of twentieth-century American history, he has in the past decade established himself as...See more

Richard O. Davies is University Foundation Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the author or editor of twelve books, including "America's Obsession: Sports and Society Since 1945" (1994), and "Main Street Blues: The Decline of Small-Town America" (1998), which was named one of the top 25 books in American History by "Choice," Although his publications range widely over the history of twentieth-century American history, he has in the past decade established himself as one of the leading scholars in the growing field of American sports history. See less