Sports : the all-American addiction

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Gerdy, John R

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"He grew up as the son of a high school football coach. He has been a college All-American whose basketball jersey was retired. He was briefly a professional player. Later he served as YMCA Youth S...

"He grew up as the son of a high school football coach. He has been a college All-American whose basketball jersey was retired. He was briefly a professional player. Later he served as YMCA Youth Sports Director, as an associate commissioner in the Southeastern Conference, and as a legislative assistant to the NCAA. Currently he teaches courses on sports administration." "Now, in Sports: The All-American Tradition, Gerdy brings his insights and observations together in a critique of the impact of sports on American life." "Arguing that our society's huge investment in organized sports is unjustified, he refutes ardent boosters who say that sports embody the "American Way" and develop winners by teaching sportsmanship, teamwork, and discipline."--BOOK JACKET.

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