Counterfeit amateurs
Subtitle: an athlete's journey through the sixties to the age of academic capitalism
By: Allen L. Sack ; foreword by Ara Parseghian.
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780271033686
Subjects: National Collegiate Athletic Association; College sports -- Economic aspects -- United States; College athletes -- United States -- Economic conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-188) and index.
Table of contents: title: Playing football in Ara's era; title: Scholastic sports as a pipeline to the pros; title: The game of the century; title: Politics, protest, and the athletic revolution; title: Laying the groundwork for professional college sports; title: Taking a stand at Fort Apache; title: Building an industry on athletes' backs; title: Fighting for market share in the 1990s; title: Inside the billion-dollar beast; title: College sports in the age of academic capitalism.