The myth of the amateur : a history of college athletic scholarships

The myth of the amateur : a history of college athletic scholarships / Ronald A. Smith.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Ronald A. (Ronald Austin), 1936- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Terry and Jan Todd series on physical culture and sports.
Subjects:
Professionalism in sports > United States.
College athletes > Scholarships, fellowships, etc. > United States > History.
College sports > United States > History.
History / United States.
Sports & Recreation / History.
College athletes > Scholarships, fellowships, etc.
College sports
Professionalism in sports
United States
Electronic books.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Amateurism then and now
  • The Harvard dilemma
  • amateur or professional
  • Scholarships: eastern authority and early payments
  • Training, training tables, and athletic dorms
  • The amateur challenge of summer baseball for pay
  • The 1929 Carnegie Report: condemnation of professionalism
  • The Southeastern Conference and athletic scholarships
  • National athletic scholarship failure: the Sanity Code
  • The cleansing of the Ivy League: no athletic scholarships?
  • Recruiting, full scholarships, and the Big Ten succumbs
  • Academic standards, the 1.600 rule, and their demise
  • Taxation, workers' compensation, and the student-athlete
  • Women's athletics, Title IX, and the Kellmeyer lawsuit
  • Television, unions, and the collapse of amateurism
  • Is NCAA amateurism alive?: the O'Bannon lawsuit impact
  • The Alston and Jenkins lawsuits, and NCAA fig-leafed professionalism
  • State and federal legislative pay-for-play action

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