A payroll to meet : a story of greed, corruption, and football at SMU / David Whitford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitford, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Southern Methodist University--Football--Economic aspects.

Southern Methodist University.

Sports--Corrupt practices--Texas--Case studies.

Sports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

David Whitford is an editor at large for <I>Fortune </I>magazine and a regular commentator on sports, business, and politics for television. He is the author of <I>Extra Innings: A Season in the Senior League</I> and <I>Playing Hardball: The High-Stakes Battle for Baseball's New Franchises</I>.

Contents:

""Front Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Introduction""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments and Sources""; ""Preface""; ""Part I""; ""1. Birth of a Salesman""; ""2. The Glory Years""; ""3. Snow Job""; ""4. The 1�45 Connection""; ""5. Expenses""; ""6. Good on the Hoof""; ""Part II""; ""7. Harmful Effects""; ""8. A Gathering Storm""; ""Part III""; ""9. Getting Away with Murder""; ""10. Blowin� and Goin�""; ""11. Good Ol� Boys""; ""12. No Limits""; ""13. Stay Out of It""; ""14. The Naughty Nine""; ""15. Then Do It""; ""16. Winding Down""; ""Part IV""

""17. Damage Control""""18. Death Row""; ""19. Execution""; ""Epilogue""; ""Index""; ""Back Cover""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8032-5570-5

OCLC:

864414545