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020			_a9780252094453
020			_z9780252037283 (hardback)
020			_z9780252078750 (paperback)
040			_aMdBmJHUP _cMdBmJHUP
050	0	0	_aGV717 _b.F54 2012
082	0	0	_a796.04/3 _223
100	1		_aFigone, Albert J.
245	1	0	_aCheating the spread _h[electronic resource] : _bgamblers, point shavers, and game fixers in college football and basketball / _cAlbert J. Figone.
260			_aUrbana : _bUniversity of Illinois Press, _c[2012] _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (xv, 196 pages :) _billustrations ;
490	0		_aSport and society
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 171-185) and index.
520			_a"Delving into the history of gambling and corruption in intercollegiate sports, Cheating the Spread recounts all of the major gambling scandals in college football and basketball. Digging through court records, newspapers, government documents, and university archives and conducting private interviews, Albert J. Figone finds that game rigging has been pervasive and nationwide throughout most of the sports' history. Naming the players, coaches, gamblers, and go-betweens involved, Figone discusses numerous college basketball and football games reported to have been fixed and describes the various methods used to gain unfair advantage, inside information, or undue profit. His survey of college football includes early years of gambling on games between established schools such as Yale, Princeton, and Harvard; Notre Dame's All-American halfback and skilled gambler George Gipp; and the 1962 allegations of insider information between Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and former Georgia coach James Wallace "Wally" Butts; and many other recent incidents. Notable events in basketball include the 1951 scandal involving City College of New York and six other schools throughout the East Coast and the Midwest; the 1961 point-shaving incident that put a permanent end to the Dixie Classic tournament; the 1994-95 Northwestern scandal in which players bet against their own team; and other recent examples of compromised game play and gambling"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"Delving into the history of gambling and corruption in intercollegiate sports, Cheating the Spread recounts all of the major gambling scandals in college football and basketball. Digging through court records, newspapers, government documents, and university archives and conducting private interviews, Albert J. Figone finds that game rigging has been pervasive and nationwide throughout most of the sports' history. The insidious practice has spread to implicate not only bookies and unscrupulous gamblers but also college administrators, athletic organizers, coaches, fellow students, and the athletes themselves. Naming the players, coaches, gamblers, and go-betweens involved, Figone discusses numerous college basketball and football games reported to have been fixed and describes the various methods used to gain unfair advantage, inside information, or undue profit. His survey of college football includes early years of gambling on games between established schools such as Yale, Princeton, and Harvard; Notre Dame's All-American halfback and skilled gambler George Gipp; and the 1962 allegations of insider information between Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and former Georgia coach James Wallace "Wally" Butts; and many other recent incidents. Notable events in basketball include the 1951 scandal involving City College of New York and six other schools throughout the East Coast and the Midwest; the 1961 point-shaving incident that put a permanent end to the Dixie Classic tournament; the 1978 scheme in which underworld figures recruited and bribed several Boston College players to ensure a favorable point spread; the 1994-95 Northwestern scandal in which players bet against their own team; and other recent examples of compromised gameplay and gambling"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		7	_aEDUCATION / Higher. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aGAMES / Gambling / Sports. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSPORTS & RECREATION / History. _2bisacsh
650		0	_aCollege sports _xEconomic aspects _zUnited States.
650		0	_aBasketball _xBetting _zUnited States.
650		0	_aFootball _xBetting _zUnited States.
650		0	_aSports betting _zUnited States.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780252094453/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c31753 _d31753