The End of Amateurism in American Track and Field

The End of Amateurism in American Track and Field
Author: Joseph M. Turrini
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2010
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0252077075

Combining social and institutional history and incorporating the recollections of the athletes and meet directors on the front lines, The End of Amateurism in Track and Field shows how the athletes thoroughly transformed their sport to end the amateur system in the early 1990s---changes that allowed the athletes to market their potential, drastically increase their earning possibilities, and improve their quality of life. --

Subject Catalog

Subject Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1038
Release: 1977
Genre: Catalogs, Subject
ISBN: