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Wounded Lions : Joe Paterno, Jerry Sandusky, and the Crises in Penn State Athletics / Ronald A. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Ronald A. (Ronald Austin), 1936-
- Series:
- Sport and society.
- Sport and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- College sports--Corrupt practices--Pennsylvania--University Park.
- College sports.
- Pennsylvania State University--Sports--Administration.
- Pennsylvania State University.
- Pennsylvania State University--Football.
- Pennsylvania State University--Sports.
- Sandusky, Jerry.
- Paterno, Joe, 1926-2012.
- Paterno, Joe.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A rogue program, an iconic coach, and an unspeakable tragedy
- Contents:
- Cover; Title page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Sifting and Winnowing; Prologue; 1 Life in Happy Valley: The Name and the Paterno Impact; 2 Penn State Presidents: Cheerleading the Teams to Victory; 3 A Joe Paterno-Jerry Sandusky Connection: A Look at Penn State Coaches and Assistant Coaches; 4 Alumni and Taking Control of Penn State Athletics; 5 Hugo Bezdek's Saga-Alumni, Trustees, and Presidents; 6 The Great Experiment That Failed: Alumnus Casey Jones, President Hetzel, and Coach Bob Higgins; 7 The Ernie McCoy-Rip Engle Era and the Beginning of the Grand Experiment in College Football
- 8 The Joe Paterno, Steve Garban, John Oswald Coup d'État9 President Bryce Jordan and Penn State's Entry into the Big Ten; 10 The Image of Joe Paterno's Grand Experiment; 11 Shaping Reality: Saving Joe Paterno's Legacy; 12 Insularity, The Second Mile, and Sandusky's On-Campus Incidents; 13 Rene Portland and the Culture of Athletic Silence; 14 The Board of Trustees, Insularity, and Athletic Administration; 15 Paterno, Spanier, Schultz, Curley, and the Penn State Pandora's Box; 16 From the Grand Jury to Beyond the NCAA Consent Decree; Timeline; Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780252098215
- 0252098218
- OCLC:
- 936463203
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