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Present at the creation : my life in the NFL and the rise of America's game / by Bell, Upton,author.(CARDINAL)799164; Borges, Ron,1949-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-382).On any given Sunday -- A long ride to Baltimore -- Welcome to the Colts -- The great ticket heist was my kickoff in Baltimore -- A scout's life is for Kit Carson but not for everybody -- The making of an NFL scout -- Spy vs. spy settles NFL-AFL war -- The South is burning! -- Running my own show in Baltimore -- Worst loss in the history of losses -- Some things can't be fixed -- Why did you ever come here? -- Everybody's got to serve somebody -- A new league, a second chance -- No more fish in the sea -- Scouting for QBs, the most important position in sports -- Only one Moses wore a whistle -- Out of the frying pan, into the fire -- Epilogue."To understand how the NFL became the sports phenomenon it is today, you can study its history as an active participant. Upton Bell grew up at the knee of the NFL's first great commissioner, his father, the legendary Bert Bell, who not only saved the game from financial ruin after World War II but was one of its greatest innovators. Coining the phrase "On any given Sunday," Bert invented the pro football draft and proposed sudden death rules. Present at the Creation details Bell's firsthand experiences, which started as he watched his father draw up the league schedule each year at the kitchen table using dominoes. There he learned the importance of parity, which is a hallmark of the league's success, and also how to create it. Over the past fifty-three years, Bell has been an owner, a general manager, a personnel executive, a scouting director for two Super Bowl teams, a television commentator and analyst, and a talk-radio host. He has seen the NFL from the inside and has experienced many of the most important moments in NFL history." --
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Bell, Upton.; Bell, Bert, 1894-1959.; Baltimore Colts (Football team); National Football League; Football managers; Sportscasters; Sports administration.;
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Beer and circus : how big-time college sports is crippling undergraduate education / by Sperber, Murray A.(CARDINAL)125736;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-308) and index.
Subjects: College sports; College sports; College sports; Universities and colleges;
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Rigged justice : how the college admissions scandal ruined an innocent man's life / by Vandemoer, John,author.;
"From the former Stanford University sailing coach, the first person sentenced in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, the riveting true story of how he was drawn unwittingly into a web of deceit, about the sophisticated scheme designed to take advantage of college coaches and play to the endless appetite for university fundraising, and about the ways in which justice and fairness do not always intersect"--
Subjects: Vandemoer, John.; Stanford University; Universities and colleges; Universities and colleges;
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Careers for sports nuts & other athletic types / by Heitzmann, William Ray.(CARDINAL)127462;
Athletic coaches -- Sports managers and administrators -- Fitness careers -- Sports officials -- Sports communicators -- Sports entrepreneurs -- Sports medicine professionals -- Physical educators -- Additional careers for sports nuts.
Subjects: Sports;
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Career opportunities in the sports industry / by Field, Shelly.(CARDINAL)738896;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Professional athletes -- Professional sports teams -- Sports business and administration -- Coaching and education -- Sports officiating -- Sports journalism -- Recreation and fitness -- Boxing and wrestling -- Racing -- Wholesaling and retailing -- Sports medicine -- Sports web jobs.Whether you want to be a professional athlete or manage a sports store, the sports industry offers diverse opportunities in a variety of areas. Learn about more than 80 jobs in this thriving industry.
Subjects: Sports;
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Amateur sports act of 1978 : hearings before the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, second session, on H.R. 12626 and H.R. 12920 ... June 21 and 22, 1978. by United States.Congress.House.Committee on the Judiciary.Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.(CARDINAL)277357;
Subjects: Sports; Athletes;
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[Buncombe County Culture and Recreation Authority Board printed materials] by Buncombe County (N.C.).Culture and Recreation Authority Board.;
Materials relating to the business of the Buncombe County Culture and Recreation Authority Board including legislation, rules and procedures, organizational chart, financial information, statistics on community use of programs, facilities, agendas, minutes, budgets, and quick facts about each recreational and library facility. Also includes other related records of the Buncombe County Culture and Recreation Authority Board.North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 418 in July 2013 authorizing the establishment of a Buncombe County Culture and Recreation Authority to serve as an independent entity focusing on wellness and cultural amenities. In June 2014 the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 531 that repealed the previous law authororizing the Culture and Recreation Authority. Programs and facilities reverted back to the Buncombe County General Fund Culture and Recreation function in FY 2015.
Subjects: Personal correspondence.; Records (Documents); Administrative agencies; Administrative agencies; Libraries; Libraries; Recreation; Recreation; Parks; Parks; Playgrounds; Playgrounds; Outdoor recreation; Outdoor recreation; Recreation areas; Recreation areas; Athletic fields; Athletic fields; Community centers; Community centers; Physical education facilities; Physical education facilities; Sports facilities; Sports facilities; Soccer fields; Soccer fields; Municipal services; Municipal services; Finance, Public; Finance, Public; City planning; City planning; Local government; Local government;
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Careers in sport, fitness, and exercise. by Hoffman, Shirl J.,1939-(CARDINAL)363341; American Kinesiology Association.(CARDINAL)396561;
Subjects: Sports; Physical fitness; Physical education and training;
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The business of college sports : who earns what / by Wiener, Gary,Editor of compilation(DLC)n 98029918;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-172) and index.Foreword -- Introduction -- Should colleges and universities be in the sports business? -- Are college coaches, administrators, and other officials overpaid and left unchecked? -- Is the move to super conferences good for college sports? -- Is the name, image and likeness rule reasonable? -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index.College athletics has long been a gray zone, with some universities making tremendous profits on the backs of unpaid student athletes. While college sports programs undoubtedly provide life-changing opportunities for their student athletes, concerns about their priorities have arisen. Are they for-profit ventures, or is higher education their primary responsibility? A 2021 Supreme Court case ruled against the NCAA and affirmed unlimited education-related athlete compensation, paving the way to decide similarly against other compensation limitations. How will college sports change as a result?
Subjects: Juvenile works.; National Collegiate Athletic Association; College sports; College athletes;
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The victor's crown : a history of ancient sport from Homer to Byzantium / by Potter, D. S.(David Stone),1957-(CARDINAL)358117;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Ashes, linen and the origins of sport. Introduction -- Homer and the Bronze Age -- Homer and sport -- Olympia. From myth to history -- Olympia in 480 BC -- The Olympic games of 476 BC -- The festival approaches -- Winning: The equestrian events; The pentathlon and the foot races; Nudity; Pain and Suffering -- Remembering victory: The athlete as hero -- The emergence of the Panhellenic Cycle -- The world of the gymnasium. Sport and civic virtue -- Beroia -- Getting in shape and turning pro -- Roman games. Greece meets Rome -- Kings and games -- Rome and Italy -- Actors and gladiators -- Caesar, Antony, Augustus and the games -- Imperial games. Watching -- The fan's experience -- Expectations -- Crowd noise -- Dreaming of sport -- Images of sport -- Women's sports -- Gladiators: Life as a gladiator; Training and ranking; Dying; Choosing to be a gladiator -- Charioteers -- Athletes: Athletic guilds; Cheating -- Running the show: Administration; Athletics.Presents the role of sport in the classical world from both the competitors' and the spectators' perspectives. Discusses how sport became a social force through its roles in religion, politics, and culture. Includes descriptions of conditioning, training, and competitions.
Subjects: Sports;
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