Confessions of a Spoilsport: My Life and Hard Times Fighting Sports Corruption at an Old Eastern University

by William Dowling and William C. Dowling

Book Overview

In 1998, Milton Friedman's statement drew national attention to Rutgers 1000, a campaign in which students, faculty, and alumni were resisting the takeover of their university by commercialized Division I-A athletics. Subsequently, the movement received extensive coverage in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Sports Illustrated, and other publications.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271032936
• ISBN13: 9780271032931
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"