Fr. 27.50

Payroll to Meet - A Story of Greed, Corruption, and Football At Smu

English · Paperback / Softback

Shipping usually within 3 to 5 weeks (title will be specially ordered)

Description

Read more

Informationen zum Autor David Whitford is an editor at large for Fortune magazine and a regular commentator on sports, business, and politics for television. He is the author of Extra Innings: A Season in the Senior League and Playing Hardball: The High-Stakes Battle for Baseball's New Franchises. Klappentext David Whitford is an editor at large for Fortune magazine and a regular commentator on sports, business, and politics for television. He is the author of Extra Innings: A Season in the Senior League and Playing Hardball: The High-Stakes Battle for Baseball¿s New Franchises. "David Whitford does a fine job of detailing a decade of sordid events leading to SMU's banishment from football."--F. E./i>--F. E. Halpert "The Nation " Zusammenfassung Under pressure to compete, the Southern Methodist University football program engaged in ethics, rules, and recruiting violations for years. When the corruption came to light, the NCAA handed out its most serious punishment in the history of college sports. In A Payroll to Meet, David Whitford details the Mustangs' descent into corruption and the fallout when it was discovered. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionAcknowledgments and SourcesPrefacePart I1. Birth of a Salesman2. The Glory Years3. Snow Job4. The I-45 Connection5. Expenses6. Good on the HoofPart II7. Harmful Effects8. A Gathering StormPart III9. Getting Away with Murder10. Blowin' and Goin'11. Good Ol' Boys12. No Limits13. Stay Out of It14. The Naughty Nine15. Then Do It16. Winding DownPart IV17. Damage Control18. Death Row19. ExecutionEpilogueIndex

Product details

Authors David Whitford
Publisher University of Nebraska Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.09.2013
 
EAN 9780803248854
ISBN 978-0-8032-4885-4
No. of pages 240
Subjects Guides > Sport > Ball sport
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

Football, Fußballvarianten und verwandte Spiele, Sports & Recreation, SPORTS & RECREATION / Football, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)

Customer reviews

No reviews have been written for this item yet. Write the first review and be helpful to other users when they decide on a purchase.

Write a review

Thumbs up or thumbs down? Write your own review.

For messages to CeDe.ch please use the contact form.

The input fields marked * are obligatory

By submitting this form you agree to our data privacy statement.