Fumbled call : the bear bryant -wally butts football scandal that split the supreme court and changed american libel law / David E. Sumner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sumner, David E., 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Butts, Wallace, 1905--Trials, litigation, etc.

Butts, Wallace, 1905.

Bryant, Paul W--Trials, litigation, etc.

Bryant, Paul W.

Curtis Publishing Company--Trials, litigation, etc.

Curtis Publishing Company.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2018.

Summary:

"George Burnett found himself at the center of a football scandal when he overheard a phone conversation between University of Georgia athletic director Wally Butts and University of Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. Referencing more than 3,000 pages of letters, depositions and trial transcripts, the author reveals new information about this scandal and its resulting trial"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Table of contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. the fumbled telephone call

2. the enigmatic life of Wally Butts

3. Bear Bryant: the supercoach

4. the whistleblower talks

5. the university investigates, Butts resigns

6. the Saturday evening post breaks the story

7. the governor and attorney general investigate

8. pre-trial hearings dominate the summer

9. the sports trial of the decade

10. Bolton and Griffith testify against Butts

11. more coaches testify

12. Bear Bryant dazzles the jury

13. Wally Butts has his day in court

14. the university presidents testify

15. attorneys make their closing arguments

16. the jury reaches a verdict

17. why Butts v. Curtis publishing matter

Appendix 1; george burnett's notes

Appendix 2; Georgia football under wally butts, 1939/1960

Appendix 3; affidavit of George Burnett

Appendix 4; "the story of a college football fix"

Chapter notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-3234-0