How WW2 Affected Sports by Jesse Steele https://padlet.com/sjm092321/gwp1l97on4i3sfcp en-us 2023-12-14 00:17:46 UTC 2023-12-14 01:47:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Sports during WW2 sjm092321 https://padlet.com/sjm092321/gwp1l97on4i3sfcp/wish/2824561664 Lots of sports were played during WW2. After the war, so many ex military members had experience playing that they made up 50% of players in college football. Women were also playing sports in the military during the war.

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Football was popular among prisoners in war camps. Especially with british soldiers who were captured.



]]> 2023-12-14 01:08:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sjm092321/gwp1l97on4i3sfcp/wish/2824569113 Hockey and the Canadian military in WW2 sjm092321 https://padlet.com/sjm092321/gwp1l97on4i3sfcp/wish/2824574876 Lots of NHL players put their hockey careers on hold to serve in the military in WW2. The co-owner of the Maple Leafs also joined the military. So it wasn't just players, but owners and coaches. Maureice Rocket Richard couldn't join because of an injury but he played overseas to boost soldiers mental health.

]]> 2023-12-14 01:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sjm092321/gwp1l97on4i3sfcp/wish/2824574876 WW2 caused a women's pro baseball league sjm092321 https://padlet.com/sjm092321/gwp1l97on4i3sfcp/wish/2824588328 Many pro baseball players were serving during the war and baseball organizers worried about the future of the MLB. A women's league was created with players from the US, Canada and Cuba that was popular for 10 years. The league ended because the war ended and there were lots of men to play.

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