Tony Collins (historian)

Tony Collins
Born1961
Hull, England
OccupationHistorian
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
EducationHolderness Academy, Warwick University
SubjectSports history (esp. rugby football), Social history (esp. class)
Website
tcollins.org

Tony Collins is a British social historian specialising in the history of sport.[1][2]

He is emeritus professor of history at De Montfort University,[3] a Research Fellow at the Institute of Sports Humanities,[4] and in 2018 was a visiting professor at Beijing Sports University. He has written several award-winning books on the history of sport, is the host of the ‘Rugby Reloaded’ history podcast,[5] and is a regular contributor to television and radio programmes.[6]

  1. ^ Redfern, Simon (5 April 2009). "Sports Book of the Week: A Social History of English Rugby Union, by Tony Collins". The Independent. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ Harris, John (11 June 2009). "A Social History of English Rugby Union". Times Higher Education. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Meet The Historians". De Montfort University. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Tony Collins". Institute of Sports Humanities. University of Buckingham. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. ^ Rugby Reloaded.
  6. ^ "About". Rugby Reloaded. Retrieved 30 December 2020.