Sports in America"A comprehensive, controversial examination of sports as a major force in American life." Los Angeles Times There is a crisis in American sports, and it's getting worse. Drugs, violence, and the corrupting effects of money and fame. Even before these problems made national headlines, master writer James A. Michener was growing concerned about the state of sports in America. Only Michener could tackle a subject so big and leave us amazed and apalled by what we've learned, yet still loving the games we grew up on. |
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Page 448
... owners of the government was clear - cut , the difference between their two positions radically different . In 1966 a group in Atlanta acquired from the established clubs of the NFL a franchise to launch a new club to be called the ...
... owners of the government was clear - cut , the difference between their two positions radically different . In 1966 a group in Atlanta acquired from the established clubs of the NFL a franchise to launch a new club to be called the ...
Page 450
... owners of professional teams will be able to handle their franchises in a reasonable way . One practical outcome of this decision will be that owners will no longer have a built - in compulsion to sell at the end of five or six years ...
... owners of professional teams will be able to handle their franchises in a reasonable way . One practical outcome of this decision will be that owners will no longer have a built - in compulsion to sell at the end of five or six years ...
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... owners were allowed to perform unsocial acts for personal profit . However , the majority of owners that I have met are like Joe Robbie of Miami , real devotees , men and women to whom the building of a respectable team becomes a ...
... owners were allowed to perform unsocial acts for personal profit . However , the majority of owners that I have met are like Joe Robbie of Miami , real devotees , men and women to whom the building of a respectable team becomes a ...
Contents
Basic Principles | 15 |
Ways of Participating | 33 |
Sports and Health | 87 |
Copyright | |
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