Author: Conor Heffernan

Like a Rolling Stone: Strong Lifting in Nineteenth-Century and Early Twentieth Century Ireland

Posted by Conor Heffernan | Nov 9, 2017 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Physical Culture | 0

An old man wanders through the outskirts of his town. Pains creep up and down his body as he...

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All a Load of Pants? Posing Trunks in Male Bodybuilding Part One

Posted by Conor Heffernan | Sep 25, 2017 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Physical Culture | 0

At first glance posing trunks seem an odd subject for historical enquiry. Bodybuilding as a sport...

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All a Load of Pants? Posing Trunks in Male Bodybuilding Part Two

Posted by Conor Heffernan | Jul 24, 2017 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Physical Culture | 1

Having discussed the precursors to bodybuilding trunks in part one of this series, this post will...

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‘Welcome to Third World Britain’: Sven-Göran Eriksson and the Death of British Football?

Posted by Conor Heffernan | Apr 13, 2017 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Football | 0

Sven-Göran Eriksson Intro: One of the favoured and oftquoted lines from English historian...

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From Bloom to Battle: Tracing Ireland’s Early Physical Culture Movement

Posted by Conor Heffernan | Feb 13, 2017 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Physical Culture | 0

On May 6th 1898, Eugen Sandow, the man whom many credit as the father of the Physical Culture...

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