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The Myth of the Amateur: A History of College Athletic Scholarships

English

By (author): Ronald A. Smith

In this in-depth look at the heated debates over paying college athletes, Ronald A. Smith starts at the beginning: the first intercollegiate athletics competitiona crew regatta between Harvard and Yalein 1852, when both teams received an all-expenses-paid vacation from a railroad magnate. This striking opening sets Smith on the path of a story filled with paradoxes and hypocrisies that plays out on the field, in meeting rooms, and in courtroomsand that ultimately reveals that any insistence on amateurism is invalid, because these athletes have always been paid, one way or another.

From that first contest to athletes attempts to unionize and Californias 2019 Fair Pay to Play Act, Smith shows that, throughout the decades, undercover payments, hiring professional coaches, and breaking the NCAAs rules on athletic scholarships have always been part of the game. He explores how the regulation of male and female student-athletes has shifted; how class, race, and gender played a role in these transitions; and how the case for amateurism evolved from a moral argument to one concerned with financially and legally protecting college sports and the NCAA. Timely and thought-provoking, The Myth of the Amateur is essential reading for college sports fans and scholars.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 626g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 04 May 2021
  • Publisher: University of Texas Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781477322864

About Ronald A. Smith

Ronald A. Smith is a professor emeritus at Penn State University. His books include Sports and Freedom: The Rise of Big-Time College Athletics Pay for Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform and Wounded Lions: Joe Paterno Jerry Sandusky and the Crises in Penn State Athletics.

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