Sports in AmericaFawcett Crest, 1983 - 576 Seiten "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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... Bear Bryant is the greatest man this state has ever produced . ' I wondered why they should be so insistent , until Alf Van Hoose , one of the best sportswriters in Alabama , confided , " They're afraid of writers . Jim Murray and that ...
... Bear Bryant is the greatest man this state has ever produced . ' I wondered why they should be so insistent , until Alf Van Hoose , one of the best sportswriters in Alabama , confided , " They're afraid of writers . Jim Murray and that ...
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... Bear Bryant had occasion to announce that if Alabama went to a bowl game next New Year's , ' and we will , because since 1962 we've gone to fourteen of ' em and we don't intend to stop now . Well , if we go , I'm gonna invite every ...
... Bear Bryant had occasion to announce that if Alabama went to a bowl game next New Year's , ' and we will , because since 1962 we've gone to fourteen of ' em and we don't intend to stop now . Well , if we go , I'm gonna invite every ...
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... Bear Bryant , who growled , ' We think TV exposure is so important to our pro- gram and so important to this university that we will schedule ourselves to fit the medium . I'll play at midnight if that's what TV wants . ' I can't decide ...
... Bear Bryant , who growled , ' We think TV exposure is so important to our pro- gram and so important to this university that we will schedule ourselves to fit the medium . I'll play at midnight if that's what TV wants . ' I can't decide ...
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Basic Principles | 15 |
Ways of Participating | 33 |
Sports and Health | 87 |
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