Tony Collins (historian)
Tony Collins | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 64–65) Hull, England |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Holderness Academy, Warwick University |
| Subject | Sports history (esp. rugby football), Social history (esp. class) |
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Tony Collins is a British social historian specialising in the history of sport.
He is emeritus professor of history at De Montfort University, a Research Fellow at the Institute of Sports Humanities, 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, and is a regular contributor to television and radio programmes.