Craig Cliffordis professor of philosophy and director of the honors programs at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas.
Clifford received a PhD in philosophy from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1981. He has an extensive background in teaching ethics and philosophy of sport, both at the undergraduate and graduate level.
A frequent guest columnist for several major newspapers, Clifford has frequently written on the subject of sportsmanship and the American sports culture. He is also the author ofLearned Ignorance in the Medicine Bow Mountains: A Reflection on Intellectual Prejudice(Rodopi, 2008), The Tenure of Phil Wisdom: Dialogues (University Press of America, 1995), andIn the Deep Heart’s Core: Reflections on Life, Letters, and Texas (Texas A&M University Press, 1985).
From 1988 to 1992 Clifford coached the men’s and women’s tennis teams at Tarleton State University. He has competed in a number of sports. Taking up the sport of Olympic-style target archery in his mid-40s, he won the state outdoor archery championship in 1997 and finished the 1999 season ranked 26th in the nation.
Randolph Feezell is professor of philosophy at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.
Feezell received a PhD in philosophy from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1977. He is an award-winning teacher at Creighton University; his classroom and research interests include ethics, philosophy of religion, and philosophy of sport. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport.
Feezell is the author ofSport, Play, and Ethical Reflection (University of Illinois Press, 2004) andFaith, Freedom, and Value: Introductory Philosophical Dialogues (Westview Press, 1989). He is the coauthor, with Curtis Hancock, of How Should I Live? Philosophical Conversations About Moral Life(Paragon House, 1991). He has also published numerous articles and reviews.
Feezell played baseball at the University of Oklahoma. He has coached baseball at virtually all levels, including over 10 years as a college assistant and hitting coach. He has played semiprofessional baseball, AAU basketball, and tournament tennis.
