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Note
that each program in the series is designed so that it can be used
independently of the others. When the programs are used together, the
series constitutes a broad examination of sports and society.
Each
program is hosted by Robert Mertzman, award winning producer of
educational television programs and adjunct instructor in the School of Physical Education and Exercise Science at the University
of South Florida. Professor Mertzman introduces
each program and provides discussion summaries, as well as a closing perspective.
Produced
from hours of personal interviews by Professor Mertzman, combined
with excerpts from lively panel discussions and keynote presentations
recorded at "The Summit: The First International Conference on
Ethics and Sport", the viewer becomes a participant in a
"virtual conference" on sports and society.
Program
1. Welcome to The Virtual Summit on Sports and Society
Confront
issues in sports, ethics, and society with:
-
The
Hon. Alan C. Page, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court; NFL
Hall of Fame Football Player (Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears)
-
Bonnie
Blair, U.S. Olympic Speedskater (Five Gold Medals)
- Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Hall of Fame Basketball Player (Los Angeles
Lakers), co-author of 007f7f
Profiles in Courage
- Bill
Curry, ESPN College Football Game Analyst, former University of
Kentucky head football coach, Green Bay Packers assistant coach, and
NFL player (Los Angeles Rams, Houston Oilers, Baltimore Colts, and
Green Bay Packers)
- Pete
Gent, author of four novels including North
Dallas Forty,
former NFL Player (Dallas Cowboys), attended Michigan State
University on a basketball scholarship and named MVP three times,
All-American two times, Big Ten Medalist for Academics and Athletics
- Armen
Keteyian, CBS Sports, HBO Real Sports, widely regarded as one of the
finest Sports journalists in the country, written or co-written 8
books, including
Money Players, Days
and Nights Inside the New NBA,
a two time Emmy award winner
and
other experts.
Program
2. Management Ethics in Sport: Excellence and Compliance
Get
an inside look at management decision making in collegiate and
professional sports with:
-
Bill
Curry, ESPN College Football Game Analyst, former University of
Kentucky head football coach, Green Bay Packers assistant coach, and
NFL player (Los Angeles Rams, Houston Oilers, Baltimore Colts, and
Green Bay Packers)
-
John
Mackovic, past chair of the American Football Coaches Association
Committee on Ethics, former head football coach (University of Texas,
Kansas City Chiefs), and assistant coach (Dallas Cowboys)
- Merrily
Dean Baker, former Athletic Director (Michigan State University,
University of Minnesota, and Princeton University); former NCAA
Assistant Executive Director, Hall of Fame Collegiate Athlete
- Rich
McKay, General Manager, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Co-Chair of the NFL
Competition Committee, attorney, former team legal counsel, one of
the nation's leading experts on facility leases, son of legendary
coach John McKay
- William
E. Shelton, Ed.D., President of Eastern Michigan University, past
chair of the NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct in
Intercollegiate Athletics, former Sportscaster
- Richard
R. Hilliard, J.D., Director, NCAA Enforcement since 1988
and
others experts.
Program
3. Sports in Context: How Good were the Good Old Days?
Focus
on today's sports issues through historical and ethical perspectives
provided by:
-
Richard
E. Lapchick, Founder and Director of Northeastern University's
Center for the Study of Sports in Society, author of nine books,
regular columnist for The Sporting News
-
Michael
Oriard, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of American Literature and
Culture in the English Department at Oregon State University, author of
Reading Football: How the Popular Press Created an American Spectacle
- Jay
J. Coakley, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at University of Colorado,
author of Sports in
Society: Issues and Controversies,
1995 Distinguished Scholar Award by the Philosophic Society for the
Study of Sports, Fellow in the American Academy of Kinesiology
- Murray
A. Sperber, Ph.D., Professor of English and American Studies at
Indiana University, author of College
Sports, Inc: The Athletic Department vs. The University
and
other experts.
Program
4. Sportsmanship, Gamesmanship and Character: Do Good Sports Make
Good People?
Explore
relationships between character and sportsmanship in sports and
society with:
-
Daniel
E. Doyle, Jr, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for
International Sports; Founder of National Sportsmanship Day, author
of Are You
Watching, Adolph Rupp?
-
Bill
Curry, ESPN College Football Game Analyst, former University of
Kentucky head football coach, Green Bay Packers assistant coach, and
NFL player (Los Angeles Rams, Houston Oilers, Baltimore Colts, and
Green Bay Packers)
- R.
Scott Kretchmar, Ph.D., Professor of Exercise and Sports Science,
Penn State University, author of Practical
Philosophy of Sports
- William
E. Shelton, Ed.D., President of Eastern Michigan University, past
chair of the NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct in
Intercollegiate Athletics, former Sportscaster
- Brenda
Light Bredemeier, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of Socieal
Sciences, University of California, Berkeley; co-author,
Development and Physical Activity
- Jan
Boxill, Ph.D., Lecturer and Associate Chair of Philosophy,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, author of two books Beauty,
Sports and Gender,
and Title IX and
Gender Equity,
played basketball at UCLA for 4 years, and the announcer of the
University of North Carolina Women's basketball
- Lawrence
M. Hinman, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, University of San Diego
and
other experts.
Program
5. Business and Sports: How Much is Too Much?
Consider
how money issues effect sports at all levels of play with:
-
Rich
McKay, General Manager, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Co-Chair of the NFL
Competition Committee, attorney, former team legal counsel, one of
the nation's leading experts on facility leases, son of legendary
coach John McKay
-
Dick
DeVenzio, author of five books, including
Rip Off U: The Exploitation of College Athletes;
Stuff Good Players
Should Know; Think
Like a Champion;
and Smart Moves
- William
E. Shelton, Ed.D., President of Eastern Michigan University, past
chair of the NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct in
Intercollegiate Athletics, former Sportscaster
- William
Morgan, Ph.D., Professor of Cultural Studies in Education,
University of Tennessee, author of Leftist
Theories of Sports: A Critique and Reconstruction
and Philosophic
Inquiry in Sports,
Philosophic Society for the Study of Sports's Distinguished Scholar Award
and
other experts.
Program
6. Sports and Justice: Title IX and Gender Equity
Examine
diverse perspectives on sports opportunities for men and women in
high school and college with:
-
Donna
Lopiano, Ph.D., Executive Director, Women's Sports Foundation;
four-Sports national champion; 9-time All-American; the National
Sports Hall of Fame, National Softball Hall of Fame, and Texas
Women's Hall of Fame inductee
-
Michael
C. Copperthite, Executive Director of National Coalition for
Athletics Equity, former high school wrestling coach
- Bob
Groseth, Men's Swimming and Diving Head Coach, Northwestern
University, two-time Big Eight Coach of the Year
- Alexander
Wolff, Sports Illustrated, author of several books, former Sports
Ethics Fellow at the University of Rhode Island's Institute for
International Sports
and
other experts.
Program
7. Violence and Aggression in Sports and Society
Explore
the personal and social effects of violence and aggression both on
and off the playing fields with:
-
Jeff
Benedict, author of Public
Heroes, Private Felons: Athletes and Crimes Against Women,
former Research Coordinator of Northeastern University's Center for
the Study of Sports in Society
-
Richard
E. Lapchick, Founder and Director of Northeastern University's
Center for the Study of Sports in Society, author of nine books,
regular columnist for The Sporting News
- Diana
Nyad, Fox Sports News, National Public Radio, National Women's
Sports Hall of Fame inductee, author of Other
Shores and
Basic Training
- Donald
F. Sabo, Ph.D., Professor of Social Sciences at D'Youville College,
author of Sex,
Violence, and Power in Sports: Rethinking Masculinity,
and Jock: Sports
and Male Identity
Program
8. Sports and Celebrity: Role Models or Marketing Vehicles?
See
how recent developments in linking sports success, celebrity, and
wealth, effect athletes, sports and society from the perspectives of:
-
Todd
Boyd, Ph.D., Professor of Critical Studies, University of Southern
California School of Cinema-Television, co-editor of Out
of Bounds: Sports, Media, and the Politics of Identity
-
Gary
A. Jacobus, Senior Vice President, Corporate Representation,
International Management Group (IMG), advises corporations in
development and implementation of global Sports and entertainment
marketing strategies, former vice president of corporate sponsorship
and development at National Football League Properties
- Pat
Williams, Senior Executive Vice-President of Orlando Magic, author
of over 10 books including The
Magic of Teamwork
- Robert
Williams, President, Burns Sports Celebrity Service, Inc., matches
companies with athletes for endorsements, commercials and speaking
engagements, former public relations executive spearheading programs
for clients involved in major league baseball and the National Hockey
Leagues and the National Hotrod Association
- Jeffrey
N. Pollack, Founder and President, The Sports Business Daily,
publisher of The NBA Daily, youngest person ever named to "The
Sporting News 100", frequently cited Sports industry and media
analyst, has appeared on ABC, NBC, CNN, etc.
Program
9. Medicine and Sports: Peak Performance vs. Optimum Health?
Hear
personal horror stories exemplifying how medicine and sport create
conflicts of interest which place the health of athletes and the
integrity of physicians at risk. View issues in medicine and sport
through the perspectives of athletes, physicians and philosophers with:
-
Pete
Gent, author of four novels including North
Dallas Forty,
former NFL Player (Dallas Cowboys), attended Michigan State
University on a basketball scholarship and named MVP three times,
All-American two times, Big Ten Medalist for Academics and Athletics
-
Robert
Huizenga, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, UCLA, author of You're
Okay, It's Just a Bruise,
former Los Angeles Raiders team physician, past president of the NFL
Physician's Society
- Armen
Keteyian, CBS Sports, HBO Real Sports, widely regarded as one of the
finest Sports journalists in the country, written or co-written 8
books, including Money
Players, Days
and Nights Inside the New NBA,
a two time Emmy award winner
and
other experts
Program
10. Science and Sports: Performance Enhancing Drugs
Is
it fair for science and technology, especially in the form of
performance enhancing drugs, to provide some athletes competitive
advantages denied others? Consider practical and conceptual
difficulties in creating fair competition in sports with:
-
Robert
Huizenga, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, UCLA, author of You're
Okay, It's Just a Bruise,
former Los Angeles Raiders team physician, past president of the NFL
Physician's Society
-
Bob
Goldman, M.D., Founder and Director of the National Academy of
Sports Medicine and the High Technology Fitness Institute, chief
physician for the Sports of body building, author of Death
in the Locker Room
- Miller
Brown, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, Trinity College, Hartford,
CT, past president of the Philosophical Society for the Study of
Sports, published several articles on ethics, drugs and Sports and
edited two books
- Armen
Keteyian, CBS Sports, HBO Real Sports, widely regarded as one of the
finest Sports journalists in the country, written or co-written 8
books, including
Money Players, Days
and Nights Inside the New NBA,
a two time Emmy award winner
- William
Morgan, Ph.D., Professor of Cultural Studies in Education,
University of Tennessee, author of Leftist
Theories of Sports: A Critique and Reconstruction,
Philosophic Society for the Study of Sports's Distinguished Scholar Award
- Robert
Butcher, Ph.D., Principal Ethicist, Foundations: Consultants on
Ethics and Values; lecturer in philosophy at Brescia College, an
affiliate of University of Western Ontario
and
other experts.
Program
11. Media and Sports: Watchdog or Lapdog?
Examine
the role of the media in sports with:
-
Frank
Deford, National Public Radio, HBO, Sports Illustrated, one of the
most honored and versatile writers in the country, member of the Hall
of Fame at the National Association of Sportscaster and Sports
Writers, Emmy and Ace Award winner
-
Jennings
Bryant, Ph.D., Professor of Communication and Director of the
Institute for Communication Research at the University of Alabama,
author of more than 50 articles and 50 book chapters, authored or
edited over 18 books
- Val
Pinchbeck, Sr. Vice President, Broadcasting & Network
Television, National Football League, serves as the NFL liaison on
television and radio and the various networks that telecast and
broadcast NFL games, involved in NFL contract negotiations
- Michael
Oriard, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of American Literature and
Culture in the English Department at Oregon State University, author
of Reading
Football: How the Popular Press Created an American Spectacle
and
other experts.
Program
12. The Current State of Sports Journalism
Hear
eminent sports writers characterize their perspectives on present
social and economic challenges facing sports journalism. Discussing
the issues are:
-
Robert
Lipsyte, The New York Times, author of 18 books, screenwriter,
former network news correspondent and host
-
Peter
Golenbock, author of six New York Times best sellers on Sports
including Bums: An
Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers;
Personal Fouls,
About Corruption in College Basketball;
American Zoom, a History of NASCAR;
Wild High and
Tight: the Life and Death of Billy Martin
- Rick
Wolff, author of 14 books, was drafted and signed by the Detroit
Tigers after his junior year at Harvard, coached collegiately at
Mercy College, nationally recognized expert in Sports psychology,
monthly Sports Illustrated column called "Kids' Sports"
since 1995, on-air talent for ESPN, the Madison Square Garden Network
and Sports Channel
- John
Rawlings, Senior Vice President and Editor of The Sporting News,
former president of Associated Press Sports Editors
- Alexander
Wolff, Sports Illustrated, author of several books, former Sports
Ethics Fellow at the University of Rode Island's Institute for
International Sports
- Mary
Carillo, NBC, CBS and HBO Sports commentator, author and columnist,
former tennis champion, coach, and Hall of Fame inductee, winner of
French Open Mixed Doubles title with her neighbor John McEnroe
- Sandy
Padwe, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University
Program13.
Sports and Higher Education: Academics, Athletics and Financial Opportunity
Investigate
the role that sports should play in college and university life and
the role that colleges and universities should play in sports
competition with:
-
William
E. Shelton, Ed.D., President of Eastern Michigan University, past
chair of the NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct in
Intercollegiate Athletics, former Sportscaster
-
Bill
Curry, ESPN College Football Game Analyst, former University of
Kentucky head football coach, Green Bay Packers assistant coach, and
NFL player (Los Angeles Rams, Houston Oilers, Baltimore Colts, and
Green Bay Packers)
- Murray
A. Sperber, Ph.D., Professor of English and American Studies at
Indiana University, author of College
Sports, Inc: The Athletic Department vs. The University
- Dick
DeVenzio, author of five books, including
Rip Off U: The Exploitation of College Athletes;
Stuff Good Players
Should Know; Think
Like a Champion;
and Smart Moves
Program14.
Sports and Primary and Secondary Education: Student or Player Development?
Investigate
whether sports is a diversion from the core values of primary and
secondary education or a means to achieve those values with:
-
Bill
Curry, ESPN College Football Game Analyst, former University of
Kentucky head football coach, Green Bay Packers assistant coach, and
NFL player (Los Angeles Rams, Houston Oilers, Baltimore Colts, and
Green Bay Packers)
-
Jay
J. Coakley, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at University of Colorado,
author of Sports in
Society: Issues and Controversies,
1995 Distinguished Scholar Award by the Philosophic Society for the
Study of Sports, Fellow in the American Academy of Kinesiology
- Rick
Wolff, author of 14 books, was drafted and signed by the Detroit
Tigers after his junior year at Harvard, coached collegiately at
Mercy College, nationally recognized expert in Sports psychology,
monthly Sports Illustrated column called "Kids' Sports"
since 1995, on-air talent for ESPN, the Madison Square Garden Network
and Sports Channel
- R.
Scott Kretchmar, Ph.D., Professor of Exercise and Sports Science,
Penn State University, author of Practical
Philosophy of Sports
Program15.
Sports and Life: Students, Athletes and Life Skills
A
"must see" program for every athlete and every person who
works with athletes. How important is sports in life and what can
sports do for, and to, the athlete? Investigate the deeply human side
of sports with:
-
The
Hon. Alan C. Page, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court; NFL
Hall of Fame Football Player (Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears)
-
Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Hall of Fame Basketball Player (Los Angeles
Lakers), co-author of 007f7f
Profiles in Courage
- Bonnie
Blair, U.S. Olympic Speedskater (Five Gold Medals)
- Bill
Curry, ESPN College Football Game Analyst, former University of
Kentucky head football coach, Green Bay Packers assistant coach, and
NFL player (Los Angeles Rams, Houston Oilers, Baltimore Colts, and
Green Bay Packers)
and
other experts.
Program
16. Sports Betting: Gaming's Effects on Games and Society
Discover
the ways that betting can destroy a sports program and risk the
lives of athletes with:
-
Bernie
Horn, J.D., Communications Director, National Coalition Against
Legalized Gambling and Political Director of the National Coalition
Against Gambling Expansion
-
"Sonny
Day," one-time big-city gambling boss, now with Americans
Against Organized Gambling
- William
(Bill) S. Saum, NCAA's Agent and Gambling Representative; formerly
in charge of investigating NCAA member institutions for rules
violations, former Assistant Football Coach and Assistant Dean of
Students at Defiance College in Ohio
- John
Rawlings, Senior Vice President and Editor of The Sporting News,
former president of Associated Press Sports Editors
- George
Ignatin, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, University of Alabama at
Birmingham, co-author of Football by the Numbers 1986 and Football by
the Numbers 1987, and frequent contributor to the Village Voice
called Ignatin's Rottens and the Wall Street Journal
Program17.
Sports and Children: Training or Child Abuse?
Investigate
how child athletes can be abused by overzealous parents or coaches with:
-
Mary
Carillo, NBC, CBS and HBO Sports commentator, author and columnist,
former tennis champion, coach, and Hall of Fame inductee, winner of
French Open Mixed Doubles title with her neighbor John McEnroe
-
Jay
J. Coakley, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at University of Colorado,
author of Sports in
Society: Issues and Controversies,
1995 Distinguished Scholar Award by the Philosophic Society for the
Study of Sports, Fellow in the American Academy of Kinesiology
- Nancy
Thies Marshall, USA Gymnastics Athlete Wellness Program Manager,
youngestmember of the 1972 U.S. Women's Olympic Gymnastics Team,
awarded 7 international medals and 2 individual event championships
- Joan
Ryan, San Francisco Chronicle columnist and feature writer, author
of Little Girls in
Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters
Program
18. Ethics and Management of Coaching
A
"must" for coaches. Investigate how coaches should make
decisions and take actions which effect athletes' lives and teams'
success with:
-
Bill
Curry, ESPN College Football Game Analyst, former University of
Kentucky head football coach, Green Bay Packers assistant coach, and
NFL player (Los Angeles Rams, Houston Oilers, Baltimore Colts, and
Green Bay Packers)
-
John
Mackovic, past chair of the American Football Coaches Association
Committee on Ethics, former head football coach (University of Texas,
Kansas City Chiefs), and assistant coach (Dallas Cowboys)
- The
Hon. Alan C. Page, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court; NFL
Hall of Fame Football Player (Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears)
- Merrily
Dean Baker, former Athletic Director (Michigan State University,
University of Minnesota, and Princeton University); former NCAA
Assistant Executive Director, Hall of Fame Collegiate Athlete
- Bonnie
Blair, U.S. Olympic Speedskater (Five Gold Medals)
and
other experts.
Program19.
Homosexuality and Sports: Managing Personal and Social Values
A
"must for coaches and sports administrators." Inquire into
the extent sexual orientation or preference should be a concern in
sports with:
-
Patricia
S. Griffin, Ph.D., Professor in the Social Justice Education Program
at University of Massachusetts, Amherst; author of Strong
Women, Deep Closets: Lesbians and Homophobia in Sports;
triathlon medalist at the Gay Games IV
-
David
Kopay, businessman, author, and former NFL player (San Francisco
49ers, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints and
Oakland Raiders)
- Angela
Schneider, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology, and
Assistant Dean for Ethics and Equity, Faculty of Health Sciences,
University of Western Ontario, Canada; rowing medalist (silver) at
1984 Olympics
- Andrea
Kremer, ESPN, primary beat is the NFL (covered every Superbowl since
1985), has reported several breaking news stories and has provided
investigative pieces on social issues as they relate to Sports, such
as sexual assault and domestic violence
Program
20. Ethics and Management of Sports Agents and Athletes
Sports
agents can benefit or destroy athletes and sports programs,
investigate how.with top sports agents and journalists such as:
-
Armen
Keteyian, CBS Sports, HBO Real Sports, widely regarded as one of the
finest Sports journalists in the country, written or co-written 8
books, including Money
Players, Days
and Nights Inside the New NBA,
a two time Emmy award winner
-
Tom
Reich, J.D., Chairman and Founder of Reich, Katz, and Landis
Baseball Group; Sports attorney/agent for, among others, Tim Raines,
Ken Caminiti, Sammy Sosa, Mo Vaughn, Willie McGee, Chili Davis, and
Hall of Famer Joe Morgan
- Ray
Anderson, J.D. founder and President of AR Sports, Inc; Sports
attorney/agent; registered representative with the NFL Players
Association, MLB Players Association, and the NCAA; Board member of
the Sports Lawyers Association and the 007f7f Sports Agents Association
- William
(Bill) S. Saum, NCAA's Agent and Gambling Representative; formerly
in charge of investigating NCAA member institutions for rules
violations, former Assistant Football Coach and Assistant Dean of
Students at Defiance College in Ohio
Program
21. Sports and Government: Sport Subsidies for Civic Interests?
Examine
whether local governements should make investments in sport
franchises with:
-
Mark
Rosentraub, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Dean, School of Public
and Environmental Affairs and Director of the Center for Urban Policy
and the Environment at Indiana University, author of
Major League Losers: The Real Costs of Sports and Who's Paying for It
-
Rich
McKay, General Manager, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Co-Chair of the NFL
Competition Committee, attorney, former team legal counsel, one of
the nation's leading experts on facility leases, son of legendary
coach John McKay
- Mike
Fish, Atlanta-Journal Constitution, his investigations of college
athletic programs have led to NCAA sanctions. He has also
investigated gambling, ticket scalping, trafficking in performance
enhancing drugs, and Sports labor relations
- Richard
G. Sheehan, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Finance and
Business Economics at University of Notre Dame, author,
Keeping Score: Economics of Big-Time Sports
Program
22. Sports Associations: Issues in the NCAA's Management of Sport
Critically
examine NCAA management practices and decision making with:
-
Richard
R. Hilliard, J.D., Director, NCAA Enforcement since 1988
-
Dick
DeVenzio, author of five books, including
Rip Off U: The Exploitation of College Athletes;
Stuff Good Players
Should Know; Think
Like a Champion;
and Smart Moves
- Dan
Beebe, Commissioner, Ohio Valley Conference, former Director of
Enforcement at the NCAA, member of the Washington State Bar Association
- Murray
A. Sperber, Ph.D., Professor of English and American Studies at
Indiana University, author of
College Sports, Inc: The Athletic Department vs. The University
- William
(Bill) S. Saum, NCAA's Agent and Gambling Representative; formerly
in charge of investigating NCAA member institutions for rules
violations, former Assistant Football Coach and Assistant Dean of
Students at Defiance College in Ohio
Program
23. Race and Sports: Do 007f7fs Lose by Winning at Sports?
Investigate
the connections among race, stereotypes, opportunity and equality in
sports with:
-
John
M. Hoberman, Ph.D., Professor of Germanic Languages at the
University of Texas, author of, among other books on sports,
Darwin's Athletes: How Sports Has Damaged 007f7f America and Preserved
the Myth of Race
-
Kenneth
L. Shropshire, J.D., Associate Professor of Legal Studies, and
Acting Director of Afro-American Studies at University of
Pennsylvania, author of In
007f7f and White: Race and Sports, in America
and The Sports
Franchise Game
- Lee
Roy Selmon, Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs,
University of South Florida, former NFL player (Tampa Bay
Buccaneers), NFL Football Hall of Fame Inductee
- Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Hall of Fame Basketball Player (Los Angeles
Lakers), co-author of 007f7f
Profiles in Courage
- Robert
Lipsyte, The New York Times, author of 18 books, screenwriter,
former network news correspondent and host
Program
24. International Aspects of Sports: Managing a World of Sports
Discover
ethics and management issues in international sports with:
-
Armen
Keteyian, CBS Sports, HBO Real Sports, widely regarded as one of the
finest Sports journalists in the country, written or co-written 8
books, including Money
Players, Days
and Nights Inside the New NBA,
a two time Emmy award winner
-
Robert
Butcher, Ph.D., Principal Ethicist, Foundations: Consultants on
Ethics and Values; lecturer in philosophy at Brescia College, an
affiliate of University of Western Ontario
- Robert
Huizenga, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, UCLA, author of You're
Okay, It's Just a Bruise,
former Los Angeles Raiders team physician, past president of the NFL
Physician's Society
- Pete
Gent, author of four novels including North
Dallas Forty,
former NFL Player (Dallas Cowboys), attended Michigan State
University on a basketball scholarship and named MVP three times,
All-American two times, Big Ten Medalist for Academics and Athletics
- Angela
Schneider, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology, and
Assistant Dean for Ethics and Equity, Faculty of Health Sciences,
University of Western Ontario, Canada; rowing medalist (silver) at
1984 Olympics
- Todd
Boyd, Ph.D., Professor of Critical Studies, University of Southern
California School of Cinema-Television, co-editor of Out
of Bounds: Sports, Media, and the Politics of Identity
- Daniel
E. Doyle, Jr, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for
International Sports; Founder of National Sportsmanship Day, author
of Are You
Watching, Adolph Rupp?
- William
Morgan, Ph.D., Professor of Cultural Studies in Education,
University of Tennessee, author of
Leftist Theories of Sports: A Critique and Reconstruction and
Philosophic Inquiry in Sports,
Philosophic Society for the Study of Sports's Distinguished Scholar Award
- Richard
E. Lapchick, Founder and Director of Northeastern University's
Centerfor the Study of Sports in Society, author of nine books,
regular columnist for The Sporting News
Program
25. Justice in Sports Management and Ownership
Should
ownership and management of sports teams reflect the racial balance
of society and should race be an important decision making factor in
sports? Investigate economic and power issues in sport with:
-
Kenneth
L. Shropshire, J.D., Associate Professor of Legal Studies, and
Acting Director of Afro-American Studies at University of
Pennsylvania, author of In
007f7f and White: Race and Sports, in America
and The Sports
Franchise Game
-
Richard
E. Lapchick, Founder and Director of Northeastern University's
Center for the Study of Sports in Society, author of nine books,
regular columnist for The Sporting News
- Rich
McKay, General Manager, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Co-Chair of the NFL
Competition Committee, attorney, former team legal counsel, one of
the nation's leading experts on facility leases, son of legendary
coach John McKay
- Frank
Morsani, Chairman, Precision Enterprises; businessman with deals
blocked by Major League Baseball to buy and move two different
baseball teams to Tampa in the 1980's
- Armen
Keteyian, CBS Sports, HBO Real Sports, widely regarded as one of the
finest Sports journalists in the country, written or co-written 8
books, including Money
Players, Days
and Nights Inside the New NBA,
a two time Emmy award winner
- Ray
Anderson, J.D. founder and President of AR Sports, Inc; Sports
attorney/agent; registered representative with the NFL Players
Association, MLB Players Association, and the NCAA; Board member of
the Sports Lawyers Association and the 007f7f Sports Agents Association
- Tom
Reich, J.D., Chairman and Founder of Reich, Katz, and Landis
Baseball Group; Sports attorney/agent for, among others, Tim Raines,
Ken Caminiti, Sammy Sosa, Mo Vaughn, Willie McGee, Chili Davis, and
Hall of Famer Joe Morgan
Program
26. Sports: A Summary Perspective
Discover
how sports can play an important part in our lives and how those who
played sports can play an important part in our society with:
-
Walter
Payton, NFL Hall of Fame Football Player (Chicago Bears)
- Bill
Curry, ESPN College Football Game Analyst, former University of
Kentucky head football coach, Green Bay Packers assistant coach, and
NFL player (Los Angeles Rams, Houston Oilers, Baltimore Colts, and
Green Bay Packers)
- Rich
McKay, General Manager, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Co-Chair of the NFL
Competition Committee, attorney, former team legal counsel, one of
the nation's leading experts on facility leases, son of legendary
coach John McKay
- William
E. Shelton, Ed.D., President of Eastern Michigan University, past
chair of the NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct in
Intercollegiate Athletics, former Sportscaster
- The
Hon. Alan C. Page, Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court; NFL
Hall of Fame Football Player (Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears)
- Bonnie
Blair, U.S. Olympic Speedskater (Five Gold Medals)
- Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Hall of Fame Basketball Player (Los Angeles
Lakers), co-author of 007f7f
Profiles in Courage
- Richard
E. Lapchick, Founder and Director of Northeastern University's
Center for the Study of Sports in Society, author of nine books,
regular columnist for The Sporting News
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