SOURCES

Books, studies, and articles referred to in The King of Sports, plus a few books on athletics that should not be overlooked.

BOOKS

American Football Coaches Association. The Football Coaching Bible. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Books, 2002.

Archibald, Robert, and David Feldman. Why Does College Cost So Much? Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.

Bacon, John. Three and Out. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2011.

Bissinger, H. G. Friday Night Lights. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 1990.

Blount, Roy. About Three Bricks Shy of a Load. New York: Ballantine, 1986.

Bowen, William, and Sarah Levin. Reclaiming the Game: College Sports and Educational Values. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002.

Cantu, Robert, and Mark Hyman. Concussions and Our Kids. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.

Carroll, Linda, and David Rosner. The Concussion Crisis. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011.

Clotfelter, Charles. Big-Time Sports in American Universities. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Dungy, Tony. The Mentor Leader. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House, 2010.

Ellison, Ralph. Invisible Man. New York: Random House, 1952.

Farrey, Tom. Game On. New York: ESPN Books, 2008.

Feldman, Bruce. Meat Market: Inside the World of College Football Recruiting. New York: ESPN Books, 2006.

Gumbrecht, Hans. In Praise of Athletic Beauty. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2006.

Halberstam, David. The Education of a Coach. New York: Hyperion Books, 2005.

Hanson, Mary Ellen. Go! Fight! Win! Cheerleading in American Culture. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1995.

Hawkins, Billy. The New Plantation. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Hyman, Mark. Until It Hurts. Boston: Beacon Press, 2011.

Layden, Timothy. Blood, Sweat and Chalk. New York: Time Home Entertainment, 2010.

Lewis, Michael. The Blind Side. New York: W. W. Norton, 2007.

Long, Judith Grant. Public-Private Partnerships for Major League Sports Facilities. Oxford: Routledge, 2012.

MacCambridge, Michael. America’s Game. New York: Random House, 2004.

Mandelbaum, Michael. The Meaning of Sports. New York: Public Affairs Books, 2005.

Meyer, Dutch. Spread Formation Football. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1952. (Written in the late 1940s, this book describes tactics that today’s sportswriters treat as brand-new.)

Nelson, Mariah. The Stronger Women Get, the More Men Love Football. Boston: Harcourt Brace, 1995.

NFL Record and Fact Book. New York: Time Home Entertainment, annual.

Nowinski, Christopher. Head Games. Plymouth, MA: Drummond Publishing, 2007.

Rosin, Hanna. The End of Men. New York: Riverhead, 2012.

Saint John, Warren. Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer. New York: Crown, 2004.

Schatz, Aaron, lead author. Football Outsiders Almanac. CreateSpace Independent Publishing, annual. (By a huge margin the best annual on the NFL and college football.)

Smith, Ronald. Pay for Play. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2010.

———. Sports and Freedom. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987.

Sweeney, Walt, with Bill Swank. Off Guard. Self-published, 2012.

Walters, Guy. Berlin Games. London: John Murray, 2006.

Whitmire, Richard. Why Boys Fail. New York: Amacon, 2010.

Wildavski, Ben. The Great Brain Race. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010.

Yakapovich, Jules. The Radar Defense for Winning Football. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1970. (I include this book because it’s by my high school football coach.)

STUDIES

Anderson, Michael. “The Benefits of College Athletic Success.” National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012.

Bailey, Martha and Susan Dynarski. Inequality in Postsecondary Education. University of Michigan. 2013.

Borchers, James, et al. “Risks for Football Players Go Beyond Impact.” Indianapolis, IN: American College of Sports Medicine, April 2011.

Brenner, Joel. “Overuse Injuries, Overtraining and Burnout in Child and Adolescent Athletes,” Pediatrics, June 1, 2007.

Broglio, Steven. “Head Impacts During High School Football.” Journal of Athletic Training, July–August 2009.

Carnevale, Andrew, et al. “The College Payoff.” Washington, DC: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2011.

Cavassin, Tacey, et al. “The Role of Age and Sex in Symptoms and Postural Stability in Athletes After Concussions.” Sports Medicine, April 26, 2012.

Chai, Grace, et al. “Trends of Outpatient Prescription Drug Utilization in US Children, 2002–2010.” Pediatrics, March 19, 2012.

Collin, Mickey. “Examining Concussion Rates and Return to Play in High School Football.” Neurosurgery, February 2006.

Cottler, Linda, et al. “Injury, Pain and Prescription Opioid Use Among Former National Football League Players.” Drug and Alcohol Dependence, July 1, 2011.

David, Jesse. “Downing Concussions.” Washington, DC: Edgeworth Economics, August 2012.

Digest of Education Statistics 2012. National Center for Education Statistics, 2012.

Echlin, Paul, et al. “A Prospective Study of Physician-Observed Concussions During Junior Ice Hockey.” Journal of Neurosurgery, November 2010.

“Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2011.” National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, May 2012.

“Final Report of the Counsel to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of the Fiesta Bowl.” March 2011.

Garrett, Thomas. “The Distributional Burden of Instant Lottery Ticket Expenditures.” Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, January 2012.

Gilchrist, Julie, et al. “Nonfatal Traumatic Brain Injuries Related to Sports and Recreation Activities Among Persons Aged 19 Years or Less.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011.

Hartlyn, Jonathan, and William Andrews. “Review of Courses in the Department of African and African American Studies.” University of North Carolina, May 2, 2012.

Hess, Frederick, lead author. Diplomas and Dropouts: What Colleges Actually Graduate Their Students. Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute, 2009.

Huma, Ramogi, and Ellen Staurowsky. “The Price of Poverty in Big Time College Sports.” National College Players Association, 2011.

Jones, Christopher, et al. “Pharmaceutical Overdose Deaths, United States.” Journal of the American Medical Association, February 20, 2013.

Lapchick, Richard. “Keeping Score When It Counts.” Orlando, FL: Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, March 2011.

Laurson, Kelly, and Joey Eisenmann. “Prevalence of Overweight Among High School Football Linemen.” Journal of the American Medical Association, April 4, 2007.

Lee, John, and Anita Rawls. “The College Completion Agenda 2010.” College Board, 2010.

Matava, Matthew, et al. “Recommendations of the NFL Physician Society Task Force on the Use of Toradol.” Sports Health, September–October 2012.

May, Ashleigh, et al. “Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among US Adolescents.” Pediatrics, May 12, 2012.

Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Washington, D.C. 2004.

NCAA. “Binding Consent Decree Imposed by the NCAA and Accepted by Penn State.” July 23, 1012.

———. “Division I Graduation Rates.” http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Research/Graduation+Rates.

———. “Revenues and Expenses 2004–2011: Division I Intercollegiate Athletic Programs Report.” NCAA, 2012.

NCAA versus Board of Regents of Oklahoma University. Supreme Court. 1984.

“Organized Sports for Children and Preadolescents.” Policy statement of the Committee on Sports Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatrics, June 1, 2001.

“Prescription Drug Abuse: The Public Health Perspective.” White House Office of Drug Control Policy, 2012.

Restoring the Balance: Dollars, Values, and the Future of College Sports. Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, 2010.

Schatz, Philip, et al. “Early Indicators of Enduring Symptoms in High School Athletes with Multiple Previous Concussions.” Neurosurgery, June 2011.

Stephenson, Betsey. “Beyond the Classroom: Using Title IX to Measure the Return to High School Sports.” National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010.

“Summary of NFL Helmet Testing Study.” National Football League, July 23, 2010.

US Department of Education. “The Equity in Athletics Data Analysis Cutting Tool.” http://ope.ed.gov/athletics.

Zeitler, Phil, et al. “A Clinical Trial to Maintain Glycemic Control in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes.” New England Journal of Medicine, June 14, 2012.

ARTICLES AND DOCUMENTARIES

Alexander, Raquel, and James Gentry. “From the Sideline to the Bottom Line.” New York Times, January 1, 2012.

Bachman, Rachel. “The College Football Grid of Shame.” Wall Street Journal, August 30, 2012.

———. “The Revenue Bowl.” Wall Street Journal, January 6, 2012.

Belson, Ken. “As Stadiums Vanish, Debt Lives On.” New York Times, September 7, 2010.

Bishop, Greg. “For New Ohio State Coach, It’s First Down and $4 Million.” New York Times, November 28, 2011.

Bissinger, Buzz. “After Friday Night Lights.” Byliner, 2012.

Bogdanich, Walt, Joe Drape, and Rebecca Ruiz. “Racing Economics Collide with Veterinarians’ Oath.” New York Times, September 21, 2012.

Branch, Taylor. “The Shame of College Sports.” The Atlantic, October 2011.

Cantu, Rick. “Refugio Quarterback’s State Passing Record Leaves a Bad Taste.” Austin American Statesman. October 15, 2012.

Carroll, Collin. “Eliminate Bowl Week.” ESPN.com. January 2, 2012.

Corben, Bill. Broke. ESPN documentary, 2012.

deVise, Daniel. “Athletic Fees—a Large, Hidden Cost of College.” Washington Post, October 24, 2011.

Dretzin, Rachel, and Caitlin McNally. Football High. PBS documentary, 2011.

Duncan, Arne. “Missing from March Madness: Better Academics.” Washington Post, March 16, 2011.

Easterbrook, Gregg. “Two Misconceptions in College Sports.” ESPN.com, December 15, 2009.

———. “Virginia Tech Helmet Research Crucial.” ESPN.com, July 19, 2011.

Eichelberger, Curtis. “College Sports Gifts Rise 24 Percent.” Bloomberg.com, September 15, 2011.

Eichelberger, Curtis, and Elise Young. “College Football Fails Profit Test as Students Pay $1,000.” Bloomberg.com, May 3, 2012.

“Ex-College Football Star Found Guilty of Burglary.” Cincinnati Enquirer. March 29, 2012.

Farrey, Tom. “Seminoles Helped by LD Diagnosis.” ESPN.com, December 18, 2009.

Gayle, Tim. “Fans Gave Saban Warm Welcome in Tuscaloosa.” Montgomery Advertiser, January 3, 2007.

Goodwyn, Wade. “Undefeated Horned Frogs Leap to Title Contention.” NPR, December 4, 2009.

Grasgreen, Allie. “Another Round at Rutgers.” Inside Higher Ed, August 24, 2011.

———. “Stanford, Notre Dame … and Miami?” Inside Higher Ed, September 1, 2011.

Greenburg, Ross. Star Spangled Sundays. NFL Films documentary, 2013.

Greenstein, Teddy. “Big Ten Told It’s Safe to Expand Horizons.” Chicago Tribune, March 1, 2010.

Harris, Amy. “Stanford Athletes Had List of Easy Classes.” Stanford Daily, March 9, 2011.

Herman, Peter. “Police Escorts Under Scrutiny.” Baltimore Sun. September 14, 2011.

Jenkins, Sally. “NCAA Athletes Deserve Respect More Than Money.” Washington Post, November 23, 2011.

Kane, Dan. “Report Finds Academic Fraud Evidence.” Raleigh News & Observer, May 4, 2012.

Karp, Hannah. “Former Players Say Saban Twisted the Truth.” Wall Street Journal, November 26, 2010.

Keating, Peter. “Doctor Yes.” ESPN The Magazine, April 2006.

Kuriloff, Aaron, and Darrell Preston. “In Stadium Building Spree, Taxpayers Lose $4 Billion.” Bloomberg Businessweek, September 5, 2012.

Lederman, Doug. “Winning Football, Failing Grades.” Inside Higher Ed, December 20, 2011.

Lombardi, John. “Sports Subsidies and Library Spending.” Inside Higher Ed, June 1, 2012.

Lopresti, Mike. “Steelers Quarterback Graduates at Thirty.” USA Today, May 7, 2012.

McGrath, Ben. “Does Football Have a Future?” New Yorker, January 31, 2011.

———. “Head Start.” New Yorker, October 15, 2012.

———. “Will High-School Football Become a Big-Money Sport?” New Yorker, January 2, 2012.

Moltz, David. “Tax-Exempt Pedicures.” Inside Higher Ed, January 5, 2011.

Nocera, Joe. “Academic Counseling Racket,” New York Times, February 4, 2013.

———. “Standing Up to the NCAA.” New York Times, March 23, 2012.

Outside the Lines. ESPN, air date May 9, 2012.

Ozanian, Mike, lead author. “Football’s Most Valuable Teams.” Forbes, September 5, 2012.

———. “Vikings Stadium Not Likely to Help Minnesota Economy.” Forbes. May 4, 2012.

Palaima, Thomas. “The NCAA and the Athletes It Fails.” Chronicle of Higher Education, April 17, 2011.

Peck, Don. “Can the Middle Class Be Saved?” The Atlantic. September 2011.

Rose, Stephen. “How We Spend.” The Atlantic, April 2012.

Ryman, Richard. “Super Bowl Winning Season Led to Record Profits.” Green Bay Press Gazette, July 11, 2012.

Sander, Libby. “NCAA Punishes an Ivy.” Chronicle of Higher Education, September 8, 2010.

Smith, Erick. “Assistant Football Coaches See Surge in Pay.” USA Today, December 21, 2010.

Thamel, Pete. “Tebow Studies Xs and Os.” New York Times, October 30, 2008.

———. “Top Grades and No Class Time for Auburn Players.” New York Times, July 14, 2006.

Thamel, Pete, and Kyle Whitmire. “Auburn’s Kingmaker.” New York Times, January 8, 2011.

Trotter, Jim. “What’s Next for Johnny?” Sports Illustrated, March 6, 2013.

Tsitsos, William, and Howard Nixon. “The Star Wars Arms Race in College Athletics.” Journal of Sport and Social Issues, February 2012.

“USA Today College Football Coaches Salary Database.” (Running Internet feature with data on public-university coaches. USA Today maintains similar databases for assistant coaches and athletic directors.)

Weiberg, Steve, lead author. “Texas Athletics Overwhelm Rivals in Revenue and Spending.” USA Today, May 15, 2012.

Weissmann, Jordan. “Penn State’s Fine Is Less Than the NCAA Wants You to Think.” The Atlantic, June 2012.

Wilson, Duff. “NFL Executives Hope to Keep Salaries Secret.” New York Times, August 11, 2008.

Yost, Mark. “The Price of Football That Even Nonfans Pay.” Wall Street Journal, February 3, 2011.