In the fall of 1971 — less than a year before Title IX was passed — I was hired to head the Department of Physical Education at Kansas State …

I have always loved sports and participated in them my whole life. But looking back, it’s clear that my generation did not have the opportunities and benefits that exist …

After high school, I went to Penn State University to major in health and physical education. While the university had a varsity men’s soccer team, women’s soccer still only …