Walter Byers and the NCAA: Power, Amateurism, and Growing Controversy in Big-Time College Sport - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ronald a. SmithSeries:Sports & Popular CulturePublish date:2025-05-16Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Tennessee PressISBN-13:9781621909491ISBN-10:1621909492UPC:9781621909491Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, EducationBook Subcategory:Sports, History, AdministrationBook Topic:HigherProduct ID:SC4X10XW40
Walter Byers and the NCAA: Power, Amateurism, and Growing Controversy in Big-Time College Sport
Walter Byers, the first executive director of the NCAA, oversaw the organization's transformation from a small rule-making body into a billion-dollar enterprise that wielded immense power over collegiate athletics. In Walter Byers and the NCAA, historian Ronald A. Smith delves into the complexities of Byers's leadership during a period of great cultural and institutional change. Under Byers's...
Series: Sports & Popular Culture
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Tennessee PressISBN-13:9781621909491ISBN-10:1621909492UPC:9781621909491Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, EducationBook Subcategory:Sports, History, AdministrationBook Topic:HigherProduct ID:SC4X10XW40
RONALD A. SMITH is professor emeritus at Penn State University. A renowned historian of college sports, he is the author of ten books, including The Myth of the Amateur: A History of College Athletic Scholarships. He initiated the amicus brief that was cited in the U.S. Supreme Court decision to allow NIL payments to college athletes.
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
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