John Wilson Loy

Background

Loy, John Wilson was born on July 6, 1938 in Dodge City, Kansas, United States. Son of John Wilson Loy and Lorraine Grace (Hulpieu) Hill.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Lewis & Clark College, 1961; Master of Arts, U. Iowa, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1967.

Career

Assistant professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1967-1969; associate professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1969-1973; professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1974-1977; professor, U. Waterloo, Ontario., Canada, 1977-1979; professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1979.

Achievements

• John Wilson Loy has been listed as a noteworthy Sociology of sport and body culture educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Sport, Culture and Society: a Reader on the Sociology of Sports
  • Sport and Social Systems: A Guide to the Analysis, Problems, and Literature (Addison-Wesley series in the social significance of sport)

Membership

Fellow American Academy Physical Education. Member North America Society for Sociology of Sport (president 1991-1992), Association for Study of Play (president 1980-1982), North America Society for Psychology of Sport (vice president 1969-1971).

Interests

• Avocations: book collecting, tennis, jogging.

Connections

Married Jane Meyer, December 23, 1963 (divorced May 1977).

Father:

John Wilson Loy Hill

Mother:

Lorraine Grace (Hulpieu) Hill

Spouse:

Jane Meyer