Earle F. Zeigler (August 20, 1919 – September 29, 2018) was an American–Canadian academic who was one of the founders of modern American Sport Studies.
After high school he received a BA (German major) from the Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.
He taught Theory of Physical Education, football and Wrestling as well as German at the University of Connecticut.
where he taught German and from 1950 onward he was the Director of Physical Education also instructing Football, Wrestling and Swimming.
In the more recent one he is criticizing physical education for losing focus and not using its full potential to help with the diverse illnesses of modern civilization.