November 24, 1949
(Thanksgiving Day) - Alexander C. Cushing, former Wall Street
lawyer, with $400,000 of his own money , investment from few
friends, opened Squaw Valley Development Company, "uphill
transportation business" (first visited in 1946); May 1, 1949
- John Buchman, former taxi-driver from Morristown, NJ, became company's
first employee "at the business end of a shovel" (over period of 45
years became General Manager, President, Director of the Company);
1960 - hosted VIII Olympic Winter Games (beating
internationally regarded resorts such as Innsbruck, Austria, St. Moritz,
Switzerland, Garmisch-Partenkirschen, Germany).
1950
- Thirteen members formed The Ladies Professional Golf Association of America (LPGA)
in New York City, dedicated to golf as game and career; Patty Berg
elected first president.
August 22, 1950
- Officials of United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) accepted
Althea Gibson into annual championship at Forest Hills, NY; first African-American player to compete in U.S.
national tennis competition.
October 31, 1950
- Earl Lloyd became first black to play in NBA when he took
floor for Washington Capitols.
April 17, 1951
- Baseball hall-of-famer Mickey Mantle made major league debut with
New York Yankees.
July 14, 1951
- Citation became first horse to win $1,000,000 in races.
October 3, 1951
- New York Giants third baseman Bobby Thomson hit three-run home run
in bottom of ninth inning to win deciding game of three-game playoff
series against Brooklyn Dodgers, sent the
Giants into World Series.
February 20, 1953
- U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Organized Baseball was a sport, not
a business, affirmed 25-year-old Supreme Court ruling.
March 18, 1953
- Major League Baseball announced first team relocation since 1903:
Boston Braves to Milwaukee, WI.
May 29, 1953
- Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Nepal
conquered Mount Everest, first climbers to reach summit.
September 16, 1953
- AL approved St. Louis Browns move Baltimore, MD; became Baltimore Orioles.
November 9, 1953
- Supreme Court upheld 1922 ruling that major league baseball did
not come within scope of federal antitrust laws.
May 6, 1954
- Roger Bannister (25, medical student) broke four-minute mile
barrier, in 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds; ran for Amateur Athletic
Association against alma mater, Oxford University; world record for
mile had been 4 minutes and 1.3 seconds, set by Gunder Hagg of Sweden
in 1945.
August 5, 1954
- Boxing Hall of Fame's first election selected 24 modern, 15
pioneers.
September 29, 1954
- New York Giants centerfielder Willie Mays made running catch with
his back to home plate on 450-foot blast by Cleveland Indians batter
Vic Wertz in opening game of World Series; widely
considered to be greatest catch ever made.
April 14, 1955
- Elston Howard became first black to wear Yankee uniform.
April 27, 1956
- Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retired undefeated from boxing
(49 Wins...0 Losses...0 Ties).
July 6, 1956
- Ford Frick inaugurated Cy Young Award, to honor outstanding
pitcher.
October 8, 1956
- Don Larsen pitched only perfect game in World Series history;
threw 97 pitches (three balls on only one hitter, Pee Wee Reese in first
inning); New
York Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers 2-0.
October 23, 1956
- John Zuercher, of Buffalo, NY, received a patent for a "Pin
Distributing and Spotting Mechanism for Bowling Pin Spotting Machines";
automatic bowling pin spotter.
October 30, 1956
- Dodgers sold Ebbets Field to real estate group; agreed to stay
until 1959, with option to stay until 1961.
February 25, 1957
- Supreme Court decided 6-3, baseball was only antitrust exempt pro
sport.
May 28, 1957
- National League approved move of Brooklyn Dodgers, New
York Giants baseball teams to Los Angeles, San Francisco,
respectively.
July 6, 1957
- Althea Gibson became first black tennis player to win Wimbledon
singles title, defeated fellow American Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2; won
doubles championship paired with Hard, beat Mary Hawton and Thelma Long
of Australia, 6-2, 6-1.
August 1957
- Olympic runner H. Browning Ross (1948 U.S. Olympic team)
proposed development of organization for
American distance runners in editorial of "Long Distance Log"
(evolved into Runner’s World magazine) which would encourage run, meet
regularly, raise money, coordinate schedules, promote competition in
long distance races (similar to UK Road Racers Club founded in 1952);
December 1957 - meetings held; February 22, 1958
- Ross, nine others determined direction, structure of Road Runners Club
of America; first RRCA National Championship races awarded, Ross
("father of long distance running in America") named provisional
President; Middle Atlantic Road Runners Club established; April
1958 - 29 members established New York Road Runners Club.
August 19, 1957
- New York Giants voted 8-1 to move franchise to San Francisco in
1958.
September 16, 1957
- LA City Council approved 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for Dodgers; September 24, 1957
- Brooklyn Dodgers played last game at Ebbets Field, defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0.
September 29, 1957
- New York Giants played last game at Polo Grounds, lost
to Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1.
October 8, 1957
- Walter O'Malley announced Dodgers were moving from
Brooklyn, NY to Los Angeles, CA; February 7, 1958
- Dodgers officially became Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc.
April 6, 1958
- Arnold Palmer won first major golf tournament-Masters.
August 14, 1958
- Canadian Football League played first game (Winnipeg 29, Edmonton 21).
February 22, 1959
- Daytona International Speedway hosted first Daytona 500; posted awards
for "500-Mile International Sweepstakes" totaled $67,760.; field of 59
cars started 200-lap race; crowd of 41,000; finish too close to call, 61
hours after finish clip of newsreel footage proved that Lee Petty was
winner by few feet; averaged 135.521 miles per hour in Oldsmobile; won
$19,050 (2007 winner - $1,510,469).
July 27, 1959
- William Shea announced plans to have baseball team in New York
City in 1961 (Mets).
August 14, 1959
- AFL organized with NY, Dallas, LA, Minneapolis, Denver and Houston.
November 2, 1959
- NHL goalkeeper Jacques Plante played with protective face mask for
first time in professional play, after struck in face with puck.
February 23, 1960
- Demolition began on Brooklyn's Ebbets Field (opened in 1913).
April 19, 1960
- Baseball uniforms displayed player's names on backs.
September 16, 1960
- College football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg announced retirement
after 71 years of coaching (40 at University of Chicago).
October 29, 1960
- Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) won first professional fight
in Louisville, KY.
February 1961
- Bill and Don Kirschner produced first pair of fiberglass skis in
Vashon Island, WA shop; convinced they would be lighter, stronger,
more lively than wood or metal skis; founded K2 Sports; 1970
- acquired by Cummins Engine; 1976 - acquired by Kirschner,
group of Seattle investors.
April 27, 1961
- NFL officially recognized Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
October 1, 1961
- Roger Maris of New York Yankees hit 61st home run during 162-game season
(Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs during 154-game season).
January 24, 1962
- Jackie Robinson first Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
March 2, 1962
- Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia Warriors scored NBA record 100
points in game against New York Knicks.
July 3, 1962
- Jackie Robinson became first African American inducted into
National Baseball Hall of Fame.
December 15, 1962 - Earl Eaton,
Pete Seibert opened Vail Resorts with two chairlifts, one gondola, $5 lift ticket (March
1957 -
first climbed future Vail Mountain, realized potential for world-class
ski area; January 1961 - US Forest Service issued final
approvals, permits to begin building ski area; January 1962
- work began; Vail Associates, Inc. established); mountain recorded
55,000 skiers in 1962-1963 season; January 1966 -Town of
Vail established; December 1968 - first snowmaking systems installed;
achieved one million cumulative skier days; 1969 - most
popular ski area in Colorado; 1972 - in statewide
referendum voters chose not to host 1976 Olympic Games Games, though
chosen by IOC; August 1985 - George Gillett acquired Vail
Associates; May, 1992 - Apollo Partners acquired Vail
Associates; January 1997 - Vail Associates renamed Vail
Resorts, Inc.; merger with Keystone and Breckenridge approved; Vail
Resorts acquired ski areas of Keystone, Breckenridge, Arapahoe Basin
(formerly owned by Ralcorp Holding); November 2001 -
acquired majority interest in RockResorts, luxury resort hotel company;
June 2002 - Vail most visited ski resort in U.S., more
than 1.5 million visits (Breckenridge second with over 1.4 million
visits); April 2003 - exceeded 1.6 million skier visits
for 4th time in 40 year history; 2006 - 5,000 acres of
terrain, 33 lifts, largest single mountain in North America.
January 29, 1963
- First members of Football Hall of Fame named in Canton,
OH.
February 26, 1963
- Hobart L. Alter (doing business as Hobie-Surfboard Shop in Dana Point,
CA) registered "Hobie" trademark first used
February 1, 1954 (surfboards and the like).
November 7, 1963
- New York Yankee Elston Howard first black voted AL MVP.
December 7, 1963
- Videotaped instant replay used for first time in live sports
telecast; CBS re-played touchdown run during Army-Navy football
game.
February 25, 1964
- Cassius Clay dethroned world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in
seventh-round technical knockout.
April 10, 1964
- Demolition began on Polo Grounds to clear way for housing project.
September 11, 1964
- Gillette's 20 year contract with MSG, ABC to televise fights for
free ended as Dick Tiger defeated Don Fullmer at Cleveland Auditorium.
November 2, 1964
- CBS purchased 80% of Yanks for $11,200,000, later bought remaining
20%; January 3, 1973 - acquired by group of investors led by George
Steinbrenner , minority partner Michael Burke, for $8.7 million.
January 2, 1965
- New York Jets signed University of Alabama quarterback Joe Namath
for reported $400,000.
February 7, 1965
- Cassius Clay became Muslim, changed name to Muhammad Ali;
May 25, 1965
- KO'd Sonny Liston in first round for
heavyweight boxing title.
February 11, 1966
- San Francisco Giant Willie Mays signed highest contract, $130,000 per
year.
February 14, 1966
- Rick Mount of Lebanon, IN became first high school male
athlete pictured on cover of "Sports Illustrated."
March 19, 1966
- Texas Western, with five black starters coached by Don Haskins,
defeated heavily favored, all-white Wildcats of University of Kentucky, coached by basketball legend Adolph Rupp, for
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship at College Park, MD
(72-65).
April 11, 1966
- Emmett Ashford became first black major league umpire; reached American League after 14 seasons in minor leagues.
April 18, 1966
- Bill Russell became first black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics).
November 8, 1966
- President Lyndon Johnson signed into law an antitrust exemption,
allowed National Football League to merge with American
Football League.
January 15 1967
- First Super Bowl played; Green Bay Packers of National Football League defeated Kansas City Chiefs of American
Football League, 35-10.
February 2, 1967
- American Basketball Association formed.
April 28, 1967
- Muhammad Ali refused induction into US Army, stripped of his
boxing title.
August 5, 1967
- AFL team beat an NFL team for first time, Broncos beat Detroit 13-7.
August 21, 1967
- Ken Harrelson became baseball's first free agent; August 28,
1967 - signed for $75,000 bonus.
September 26, 1947
- Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler announced Ford, Gillette to
sponsor World Series.
October 18, 1967
- AL voted to allow Athletics to move from Kansas City to Oakland;
1971 -
expand league to 12 teams with Kansas City, Seattle teams.
August 25, 1968
- Arthur Ashe became first black to win U.S. singles championship.
October 18, 1968
- U.S. Olympic Committee suspended two black athletes for giving
"black power" salute during victory ceremony at Mexico City games.
October 18, 1968
- Bob Beamon set world record of 8.90m in long jump at Mexico
City games; became longest unbroken track and field record in history (23 years); later named by Sports Illustrated
magazine as one of five greatest sporting moments of 20th
century.
November 17, 1968
- NBC outraged football fans, cut away from final minutes of Oakland
Raiders's come from behind victory over New York Jets 43-32 to air, as
scheduled, TV special, ''Heidi.''
January 12, 1969
- New York Jets defeated Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III
at Orange Bowl in Miami; Joe Namath had predicted AFL's first
victory over NFL team.
April 14, 1969
- First major league baseball game played outside U.S. (Montreal, QU).
June 3, 1969
- Madison Square Garden Corporation registered "New York Rangers"
trademark first used in 1964 (entertainment services).
1970 -
Bob McClure invented Little Prince, first tennis ball machine for home
court use; founded Prince Manufacturing Co. (named after town of
Princeton, NJ); control acquired by Howard head; 1976 - Head
invented first patented Prince oversized racquet, Prince Classic (110
square inches, changed the game, became most successful racquet of
its time); 1977 - introduced Prince Graphite, established
company as material technology leader; 1982 - acquired by
Chesebrough- Ponds, Inc.; Head sold his shares in company for $62
million, moved to Vail, CO; August of 1987 - acquired by
management, in conjunction with Brentwood Associates, private
investment firm; 1990 - acquired by Italy-based Benetton
Group SpA; April 30, 2003 - acquired by partnership
consisting of senior management of Prince business,
Lincolnshire Equity Fund II, L.P., renamed named Prince Sports, Inc.
1970 -
Arthur Jones introduced "Blue Monster" at Los Angeles weight-lifting
convention; August 27, 1974 - registered "Nautilus"
trademark first used December 11, 1972 (manually activated exercise
machines for physically exercising parts of the human body); 1986
- sold interest in company for $23 million; June 6, 1989 -
received a patent for an "Apparatus for Exercising Muscles of the Lower
Trunk of the Human Body"; February 20, 1990 - received a
patent for a "Machine for Exercising and/or Testing Muscles of the Lower
Trunk, and Method"; 1999 - acquired by Direct Focus, Inc.
(Vancouver, WA); 2002 - name changed to Nautilus, Inc.;
variable resistance weight machines, bridge between free weights and
high-tech resistance equipment; employed system of pulleys that ensured
constant resistance on muscles during entire range of exercise's motion.
January 6, 1970
- Hoyle Schweitzer, of Pacific Palisades, CA, and Jim Drake, of Santa
Monica, CA, received a patent for a "Wind-Propelled Apparatus";
windsurfboard - the "windsurfer"; Schweitzer incorporated Windsurfing
International to promote the sport, manage the patent; 1973
- bought rights to patent from Drake; 1980's - S. Newman
Darby filed "prior art" patent suit (1965 - published his designs for
"sail boarding " in Popular Science Monthly magazine, never sought
patent protection); Windsurfer's original patent voided, lost use of
"windsurfer" as a trademark; 1987 - reissued patent
expired.
January 16, 1970
- Seven-time Golden Glove-winning center fielder Curt Flood of St.
Louis Cardinals filed suit in New York federal court against
Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, presidents of American and National
Leagues, all 24 teams in Major League Baseball (MLB); protested league’s player reserve clause
(prevented players from moving to another team unless traded);
Kuhn denied Flood’s request to be made free agent, Flood sued; argued, in Flood v. Kuhn,
that reserve clause violated antitrust laws, violated 13th
Amendment (barred slavery, involuntary servitude);
August 12, 1970
- Flood lost $41 million antitrust suit against baseball; U.S.
district court judge rejected Flood’s claim; went to U.S. Supreme
Court; no active players agreed to testify on his behalf;
1972 - court ruled against him in 5-3 decision; 1973
- Major League Baseball agreed to federal arbitration of players’ salary
demands; 1975 - arbitrator effectively threw out reserve clause, paved way for free agency in baseball, all
professional sports.
March 15, 1970
- Boston Bruin Bobby Orr became first defenseman in NHL history to score
100 points in season; scored four goals in one game against Detroit Red
Wings; finished 1969-70 season with 120 points, record for defensive
player that cemented his status as best offensive defenseman in NHL
history.
September 13, 1970
- Gary Muhrcke won first New York City Marathon in 2:31:38.
January 12, 1971
- Coast Catamaran Corp.
registered "Hobie Cat" trademark first
used July 30, 1968 (sailboat).
February 5, 1972
- Bob Douglas became first black man elected to Basketball Hall
of Fame; coached, owned New York Renaissance,
all-black team which won 88 consecutive games in 1933.
February 7, 1972
- Title IX passed, U.S. law guaranteed gender equality in
federally-funded school programs, including athletics.
September 1, 1972
- American Bobby Fischer won international chess crown in
Reykjavik, Iceland, defeated Boris Spassky of Soviet Union.
September 4, 1972
- Swimmer Mark Spitz became first person to win seven gold medals at
single Olympic Games.
September 5, 1972
- Palestinian terrorists attacked Israeli Olympic team at summer
games in Munich; 11 Israeli athletes, coaches, five terrorists,
police officer killed.
January 11, 1973
- Owners of American League baseball teams voted to adopt designated-hitter rule on
trial basis (remains in effect).
April 5, 1973
- NFL adopted jersey numbering system (ie QBs, 1-19).
April 6, 1973
- Yankee Ron Blomberg became first designated hitter *(walked).
June 9, 1973
- Secretariat became horse racing's first Triple Crown winner since
Citation in 1948.
April 4, 1974
- Hank Aaron of Atlanta Braves tied Babe Ruth's career home run
record, hit his 714th n Cincinnati;
April 8, 1974
- hit 715th career home run.
October 3, 1974
- Frank Robinson named major league baseball's first black manager, put in charge of Cleveland Indians.
July 5, 1975
- Arthur Ashe became first black man to win Wimbledon singles
title, defeated Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4, over 125 minutes;
received $23,000, loser $13,800.
July 15, 1975
- John E. Fetzer, Inc., Detroit, MI, registered "Detroit Tigers"
trademark first used in 1963 ("entertainment services in the nature of
baseball games and exhibitions rendered live and through the media of
radio and television broadcasts").
July 20, 1976
- Hank Aaron hit 755th, last home run off Angels Jerry Augustine.
June 11, 1977
- Seattle Slew won Belmont Stakes, captured Triple Crown.
August 23, 1977
- Cincinnati Bengals, Inc. registered "Cincinnati Bengals"
trademark first used September 27, 1967 ("Educational
and Entertainment Services in the Form of Professional Football Games
and Exhibitions").
December 30, 1978
- Ohio State University fired Woody Hayes as football coach, one day
after Hayes punched Clemson University player during game.
January 26, 1980
- At the request of President Jimmy Carter, the U.S. Olympic Committee
voted to ask International Olympic Committee to cancel, move upcoming Moscow Olympics (response to
Soviet military invasion of Afghanistan in previous month); Soviets ignored vote,
ultimatum, U.S. Olympic Committee decided to boycott games; first time in modern history of Olympics that United States refused to participate; decade passed before Soviets pulled out of Afghanistan.
February 22, 1980
- United States Olympic hockey team (youngest
team of all American squads, average age 22) defeated Soviets at
Lake Placid, NY, 4-to-3; Mike Eruzione (Winthrop, MA), team captain,
former player with Toledo Blades of the International League, scored
midway through final period to break 3-3 tie; went on to win gold
medal (originally seeded 7th).
April 18, 1981 - AAA Pawtucket
Red Sox, Rochester Red Wings (Baltimore Orioles) played 8 hours, 25 minutes, longest game in history of professional baseball: 33
innings, 882 pitches, 156 baseballs; April 19 - tie game
(2-2) halted at 4:09 AM on Easter morning; June 23 - game
concluded (Wings back in Providence, RI). Pawtucket won, 3-2.
June 12, 1981
- Major League Baseball players began 49-day strike over issue of
free-agent compensation.
November 28, 1981
- Bear Bryant won 315th game, passed Alonzo Stagg as college
football's winningest coach.
April 5, 1984
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became highest-scoring player in NBA history
with 31,421 career points (31,421); Wilt Chamberlain (31,419).
May 8, 1984
- Soviet government announced boycott of 1984 Summer Olympic Games held
in Los Angeles, CA; cited fears for safety of its athletes in what it
considered hostile, anti-communist environment; 13 other communist
nations issued similar statements, refused to attend games;United States
swept Olympic record of 83 gold medals.
June 27, 1984
- Supreme Court ended NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts.
September 11, 1985
- Pete Rose of Cincinnati Reds recorded his 4,192nd hit, broke Ty
Cobb's career record.
April 2, 1986
- NCAA adopted 3-point basketball rule (19 feet 9 inch distance).
July 27, 1986
- Greg Lemond first American to win Tour de France.
November 14, 1986
- New York Mets acquired from Doubleday Publishing by Nelson Doubleday, Fred Wilpon.
February 7, 1987
- Dennis Conner, Stars and Stripes won America's Cup.
April 6, 1987
- Al Campanis, Los Angeles Dodgers executive for 40 years, said on ABC's ''Nightline''
that blacks ''may not have some of the necessities'' to hold managerial
jobs in major-league baseball; April
7, 1987 - resigned.
February 23, 1988
- Chicago gave Cubs right to install lights, play up to 18 night
games.
August 24, 1989
- Baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti banned Pete Rose from game for gambling.
October 3, 1989
- Art Shell became first African-American to coach professional
football team, Los Angeles Raiders.
October 21, 1989
- Betram Lee, Peter Bynoe acquired Denver Nuggets for $65 million;
first black owners of major sports team.
February 5, 1990
- Notre Dame became first team to sell broadcast rights to games to major network (NBC).
July 19, 1990
- Baseball's all-time hits leader Pete Rose sentenced in Cincinnati
to five months in prison for tax evasion.
February 23, 1991
- North Carolina first NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games.
May 19, 1991
- Willy T. Ribbs became first African-American driver to qualify for
Indy 500.
July 11, 1991
- Calumet Farm, home to 8 Kentucky Derby winners, filed for bankruptcy.
August 17, 1993
- Thomas Welsh, of San Diego, CA, received a patent for a "Platform
Steerable Skateboard".
June 30, 1994
- U.S. Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of national championship,
banned her from organization for life for
an attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan.
September 14, 1994
- Acting commissioner Bud Selig announced cancellation of rest of the
baseball season on 34th day of strike by players.
January 29, 1995
- San Francisco 49ers became first team in NFL history to win
five Super Bowl titles, beat San Diego Chargers 49-26 in
Super Bowl XXIX.
September 6, 1995
- Cal Ripken, Jr. broke Gehrig's record, played in 2,131 straight games.
November 26, 1996
- Baseball owners approved interleague play, 26-4.
April 13, 1997
- Tiger Woods (21) became youngest person to win Masters
Tournament, first person of African heritage to claim major
golf title.
April 15, 1997
- Jackie Robinson's No. 42 retired 50 years after he became first black player in major league baseball.
June 12, 1997
- Major league baseball began interleague play.
June 21, 1997
- Women's National Basketball Association made debut.
July 5, 1997
- Martina Hingis (16) became youngest Wimbledon singles champion in 110
years, beat Jana Novotna in women's final.
September 20, 1998
- Cal Ripken Jr. of Baltimore Orioles sat out game against New York
Yankees after playing in record 2,632 consecutive games over 16 seasons,
January 8, 1999
- Top two executives of Salt Lake City's Olympic Organizing
Committee resigned after disclosures that civic boosters had given cash
to members of International Olympic Committee.
March 17, 1999
- International Olympic Committee expelled six of its members in wake of bribery scandal.
September 18, 1999
- Sammy Sosa of Chicago Cubs became first player in major league
baseball history to hit 60 home runs in season twice.
July 9, 2000
- Pete Sampras won seventh Wimbledon singles title; tied record for
men at All England Club.
July 23, 2000
- Tiger Woods (24) became youngest golfer to complete career Grand Slam; won British Open.
December 11, 2000
- Shortstop Alex Rodriguez agreed to $252 million deal with Texas
Rangers, most lucrative sports contract in history.
April 14, 2002
- Tiger Woods became only third golfer in history to win
back-to-back Masters titles.
October 27, 2002
- Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith broke NFL career rushing
yardage record of 16,726 held by Walter Payton. (finished
career with 18,355 yards rushing.).
December 25, 2002
- Katie Hnida became first woman to play in Division I football
game, attempted extra point for New Mexico against UCLA in
Las Vegas Bowl.
July 29, 2003
- Boston Red Sox batter Bill Mueller became first player in major
league history to hit grand slams from both sides of plate in single game in 14-7 win at Texas.
October 25, 2003
- Florida State's Bobby Bowden became winningest coach in major
college football history with his 339th victory; Seminoles beat
Wake Forest 48-24.
December 6, 2003 - Army became first team to finish 0-13 in major college football history after a
34-6 loss to Navy.
January 5, 2004
- Pete Rose publicly admitted that he'd bet on baseball while manager of
Cincinnati Reds; had enied doing so for 14 years.
April 6, 2004
- University of Connecticut became first school to win NCAA
Division I men's, women's basketball titles in same season;
women's team beat Tennessee 70-61 for third consecutive
championship.
September 15, 2004
- National Hockey League owners agreed to lock out players.
October 1, 2004
- Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki made his 258th hit of season; broke George Sisler's 84-year-old single-season record.
July 24, 2005
- American cyclist Lance Armstrong won record-setting seventh
consecutive Tour de France, retired from sport.
December 26, 2004
- Peyton Manning of Indianapolis Colts broke Dan Marino's
single-season touchdown pass record, threw 48th, 49th of
season in victory over San Diego.
February 16, 2005
- NHL canceled what was left of decimated schedule after round
of last-gasp negotiations failed to resolve differences over salary cap.
November 15, 2005
- Baseball players, owners agreed on tougher steroids-testing
policy.
May 8, 2006
- Forbes Magazine's 2006 Survey of Major League Baseball's 30 franchises
estimated that baseball team values increased average of 15% for
second consecutive year, to $376 million; overall operating income
increased to $360 million ($12.1 million per team) from $132 million
($4.4 million per team) previous year, revenue increased faster than
player salaries. The Survey ranked Yankees as most valuable team
in professional baseball, worth an estimated $1.026 billion; Red Sox
were second most valuable franchise at $617 million; New York Mets
($604 million); Los Angeles Dodgers ($482 million); Chicago Cubs ($448
million); Washington Nationals ($440 million); St. Louis Cardinals ($429
million); Seattle Mariners ($428 million); Philadelphia Phillies ($424
million); $Houston Astros ($416 million).
July 9, 2006
- Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal met in men's singles final at
Wimbledon; first time in 52 years that finalists in French Open faced each other in Wimbledon's final.
March 25, 2007
- Son of a Final Four coach got his team into Final Four in college
basketball for the first time in NCAA history; John Thomspon III's
Georgetown University team defeated North Carolina 96-84; John Thompson Jr.'s Georgetown teams made it into Final Four in 1982 (lost 83-82
to North Carolina), 1984 (lost to Villanova) and 1985;1984 - won
NCAA title, beat University of Houston.
May 12, 2008 - Most valuable
soccer teams in world.
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Deloitte & Touche; company documents; Forbes;
Revenues and operating
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MA: Schenkman Pub. Co., 191 p.). Baseball--History.
(Baseball), Gerald W. Scully (1989).
The Business of Major League
Baseball. (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 212 p.).
Baseball teams -- Economic aspects -- United States.
(Baseball), James Edward Miller (1990).
The Baseball Business:
Pursuing Pennants and Profits in Baltimore. (Chapel Hill, NC:
University of North Carolina Press, 382 p.).
Baseball--Maryland--Baltimore--Finance--Case studies; Baseball--Economic
aspects--Maryland--Baltimore--Case studies.
(Baseball), Marvin Miller (1991).
A Whole Different Ball Game: The
Sport and Business of Baseball. (Seacaucus, NJ: Carol Pub. Group,
430 p.). Baseball--United States--Finance--History; Baseball
players--Labor unions--United States--History.
(Baseball), Andrew Zimbalist (1992).
Baseball and Billions: A
Probing Look Inside the Big Business of Our National Pastime. (New
York, NY: Basic Books, 270 p.). Baseball -- United States -- Finance;
Baseball -- Economic aspects -- United States; Baseball -- United States
-- Management.
(Baseball), Robert F. Burk (1994).
Never Just a Game: Players,
Owners, and American Baseball to 1920. (Chapel Hill, NC: University
of North Carolina Press, 284 p.). Baseball--Economic aspects--United
States--History--19th century; Baseball players--United States--Economic
conditions; Industrial relations--United States--History.
(Baseball), John Helyar (1994).
Lords of the Realm: The Real
History of Baseball. (New York, NY: Villard Books, 576 p.).
Baseball--United States--History.
(Baseball), Robert F. Burk (2001).
Much More Than a Game: Players,
Owners, & American Baseball Since 1921. (Chapel Hill, NC: University
of North Carolina Press, 372 p.). Baseball--Economic aspects--United
States--History--20th century; Baseball players--United States--Economic
conditions--20th century; Baseball team owners--United States--Economic
conditions--20th century; Industrial relations--United
States--History--20th century.
(Baseball), Michael Lewis (2003).
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an
Unfair Game. (New York, NY: Norton, 288 p.). Baseball--Economic
aspects--United States; Baseball--Scouting--United States; Baseball
players--Salaries, etc.--United States.
(Brooklands), David Venables (2007).
Brooklands: The Official Centenary History. (Newbury Park, CA:
Haynes North America Inc., 256 p.). Former Solicitor General. Brooklands;
motor sport--history--Great Britain; aviation--history--Great Britain.
Surrey landmark celebrated as British institution
of great importance to history of car racing and aviation.
(Calumet Farm Inc.), Ann Hagedorn Auerbach (1994).
Wild Ride: The
Rise and Tragic Fall of Calumet Farm, Inc., America's Premier Racing
Dynasty. (New York, NY: Holt, 438 p.). Calumet Farm--History;
Thoroughbred horse--Breeding--Kentucky.
(Dallas Cowboys), Bob St. John (1988).
Tex! The Man Who Built the Dallas Cowboys. (Englewood Cliffs,
NJ: Prentice Hall, 363 p.). Columnist (Dallas Morning News). Schramm,
Texas E., 1920- ; Dallas Cowboys (Football team)--History; Football team
owners--United States--Biography.
(Dallas Cowboys), Jim Dent (1995).
King of the Cowboys: The Life
and Times of Jerry Jones. (Holbrook, MA: Adams Pub., 277 p.). Jones,
Jerry, 1942- ; Dallas Cowboys (Football team); Football team
owners--Biography.
(Golf), Robert H. Dedman, with Debbie DeLoach (1999).
King of
Clubs. (Dallas, TX: Taylor Pub., 212 p.). Dedman, Robert H.;
Success; Businessmen--United States--Biography. Largest operator of
golf clubs in U.S.
(Great White Shark Enterprises), Greg Norman with Donald T.
Phillips (2006).
The Way of the Shark: Lessons on Golf, Business, and Life.
(New York, NY: Atria Books, 336 p.). Norman, Greg, 1955- ;
Golfers--Australia--Biography; Success in business.
Journey from Queensland, Australia, to the World
Golf Hall of Fame to chairman and CEO of a global business.
(Hood Sailmakers), Ted Hood and Michael Levitt (2006).
Ted Hood: Through Hand and Eye. (Mystic, CT: Mystic
Seaport, 200 p.). Founder, Hood Sailmakers; Director of Communications
(New York Yacht Club). Hood, Ted; Hood Sailmakers; Sails; Sailing;
Sailboat racing; America’s Cup--History. World's largest sailmaker in
1960's and 1970's.
(Horrow Sports Ventures), Rick Horrow, Lary Bloom (2003).
When the Game Is on the Line: From the Man Who Brought the Heat to
Miami and the Browns Back to Cleveland, An Inside Look at the
High-Stakes World of Sports Deal Making. (Cambridge, MA:
Perseus Pub., 224 p.). Founder, Horrow Sports Ventures (division of
Omnicom Group, Inc.). Horrow, Rick; sports -- Economic aspects --
United States. Public-private infrastructure initiatives;
deals that create new stadiums, bring sports franchises to cities.
(Houston Oilers), Ed Fowler (1997).
Loser Takes All: Bud Adams, Bad Football & Big Business.
(Atlanta, GA: Lonstreet Press, 181 p.). Adams, Bud, 1923- ; Houston
Oilers (Football team)--History; Tennessee Oilers (Football
team)--History; Football team owners--United States--Biography.
(J/Boats, Inc.), Anthony Dalton (2005).
J/Boats: Sailing to Success. (St. Paul, MN: MBI, 160 p.).
J/Boats, Inc.; Yacht building--United States--History--20th century;
Boatbuilding--United States--History--20th century; Sailboats--United
States; Yachts--United States. 1975 - Rod Johnstone
built boat in his garage based on design
correspondence school; 2005 - most popular recreational
offshore keelboat in the world.
(Karsten Manufacturing Corporation), Tracy Sumner (2000).
Karsten's Way: The Life-Changing Story of Karsten Solheim-- Pioneer in
Golf Club Design and the Founder of Ping. (Chicago, IL:
Northfield, 239 p.). Solheim, Karsten, b. 1911; Businessmen--United
States--Biography; Golf equipment industry--United States--History;
Golf clubs (Sporting goods)--Design and construction--History.
(NAIA), John R.M. Wilson (2005).
The History of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics:
Competition, Tradition, Character. (Monterey, CA: Coaches
Choice, 286 p.). National Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics--History; College sports--United States--Management.
(NASCAR), Robert G. Hagstrom, Jr. (1998).
The Nascar Way: The
Business That Drives the Sport. (New York, NY: Wiley, 230 p.).
NASCAR (Association); NASCAR (Association)--Finance; Stock car
racing--United States; Stock car racing--Economic aspects--United
States.
(NASCAR), Neal Thompson (2006).
Driving with the Devil: Southern Moonshine, Detroit Wheels, and the
Birth of NASCAR. (New York, NY: Crown Publishers, 411 p.).
Teaches at the University of North Carolina-Asheville’s Great Smokies
Writing Program. Stock car racing--Southern States--History;
Automobile racing--United States--Biography; Southern States--Social
conditions. True story behind NASCAR’s distant, moonshine-fueled
origins; how moonshine, fast cars merged to create new sport for the
South; 1930s car of
choice was Ford V-8, mountain
roads at 100 miles an hour.
(NASCAR), Mark Yost (2007).
The 200-mph Billboard: The Inside Story of How Big Money Changed
NASCAR. (St. Paul, MN: MBI Pub. Company LLC, 320 p.).
Contributor to the Wall Street Journal Leisure and Arts pages. NASCAR
(Association)--History; Stock car racing--United States--History;
Stock car racing--Economic aspects--United States.
How NASCAR grew
from provincial roots to big business of international
proportions; economics, politics behind NASCAR
sponsorship; corporate deals that altered way NASCAR does business.
(Nashville Predators), Craig Leipold & Richard W. Oliver (2001).
Hockey-Tonk: The Amazing Story of the Nashville Predators.
(Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 238 p.). Nashville Predators
(Hockey team)--History; Nashville Predators (Hockey team)--Finance;
Hockey--Economic aspects--United States.
(NBA), Eldon Ham (2000).
The Playmasters: From Sellouts to Lockouts-an Unauthorized History of
the NBA. (Lincolnwood, IL: Contemporary Books, 258 p.).
National Basketball Association--History; Basketball--Economic
aspects--United States.
(NBA), J. Bruce Miller (2004).
Airball: The Complete and Unvarnished Account of Louisville’s 30-Year
Odyssey To Acquire an NBA Franchise. (Louisville, K: JBM
Partners, 416 p.). Basketball--Economic aspects--Kentucky--Louisville;
National Basketball Association--Management; Sports
franchises--Location--United States.
(NBA), Connie Kirchberg; foreword by Jim Barnett (2007).
Hoop Lore: A History of the National Basketball Association.
(Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 347 p.). Freelance Writer. National
Basketball Association--History.
How, why NBA able to
overcome obstacles to become most successfully marketed league in
professional sports.
(NCAA), Jack Falla (1981).
NCAA, The Voice of College Sports: A Diamond Anniversary History,
1906-1981. (Mission, KS: National Collegiate Athletic
Association, 300 p.). National Collegiate Athletic
Association--History--20th century; College sports--United
States--History--20th century.
(NCAA), Paul R. Lawrence (1987).
Unsportsmanlike Conduct: The National Collegiate Athletic Association
and the Business of College Football. (New York, NY: Praeger,
173 p.). Economist with Price Waterhouse. National Collegiate Athletic
Association; College sports--Economic aspects--United States; College
sports--Moral and ethical aspects--United States; Football--Economic
aspects--United States; Football--Moral and ethical aspects--United
States.
(NCAA), Murray A. Sperber (1990).
College Sports Inc.: The Athletic
Department vs [sic] the University. (New York, NY: Holt, 416 p.).
National Collegiate Athletic Association; College sports--Economic
aspects--United States; College sports--Moral and ethical
aspects--United States; College sports--United States--Management.
(NCAA), Arthur A. Fleisher, Brian L. Goff, and Robert D. Tollison
(1992).
The National Collegiate Athletic Association: A Study in Cartel
Behavior. (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 190 p.).
Assistant Professor Economics (Metropolitan State College of Denver);
Associate Professor of Economics (Western Kentucky University);
Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for the Study of
Public Choice (George Mason University). National Collegiate Athletic
Association--Finance; Cartels--United States--Case studies; College
sports--Economic aspects--United States--Case studies.
(Newark Eagles), James Overmyer (1998).
Queen of the Negro
Leagues: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles. (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow
Press, 297 p. [rev. ed.]). Manley, Effa, 1900- ; Newark Eagles
(Baseball team) -- History; Baseball team owners -- United States --
Biography; African American business enterprises; Women-owned business
enterprises -- United States; Negro leagues.
(New York Giants), Tom Callahan (2007).
The GM: The Inside Story of a Dream Job and the Nightmares That Go
with It. (New York, NY: Crown Publishers, 288 p.). Former
Senior Writer (Time magazine), Sports Columnist (Washington Post).
Accorsi, Ernie; National Football League; New York Giants (Football
team)--Biography; Football--United States.
Role
of general manager (part seer, part accountant, balancing psyches,
salary caps); story of the job, what it means to be guy who makes the
decisions .
(New York Yankees), Ray Robinson and Christopher Jennison (1998).
Yankee Stadium: 75 Years of Drama, Glamor, and Glory. (New
York, NY: Penguin Studio, 182 p.). Yankee Stadium (New York,
N.Y.)--History; Sports--New York (State)--New York--History.
(New York Yankees), Henry D. Fetter (2003).
Taking on the Yankees:
Winning and Losing in the Business of Baseball, 1903-2003. (New
York, NY: Norton, 461 p.). Attorney. New York Yankees (Baseball
team)--History; Baseball--Economic aspects--United States--History;
Baseball--United States--History.
(NFL), Mark Yost (2006).
Tailgating, Sacks, and Salary Caps: How the NFL Became the Most
Successful Sports League in History. (Chicago, IL: Kaplan
Pub., 272 p.). WSJ contributor and St. Paul Pioneer Press editorial
writer. National Football League--History; Football--Economic
aspects--United States. History, business
decisions that have made the NFL most successful organization in
sports industry.
(NFL), Michael Oriard (2007).
Brand NFL: Making and Selling America’s Favorite Sport.
(Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 336 p.). Former
Professional Football Player, Distinguished Professor of American
Literature and Culture and Associate Dean of the College of Liberal
Arts (Oregon State University). National Football League;
Football--United States--Marketing; Football--United
States--Management. $6 billion sports entertainment industry since 1960;
has extraordinary commercializing, "branding" of NFL football weakened
cultural power of sport whose appeal for more than century was
fundamentally noncommercial?
(NHL), Marc Edge (2004).
Red Line, Blue Line, Bottom Line: How Push Came to Shove Between the
National Hockey League and Its Players. (Vancouver, BC: New
Star Books, 160 p.). National Hockey League--Finance; Professional
sports--Economic aspects--United States; Professional sports--Economic
aspects--Canada.
(NHL), John Chi-Kit Wong (2005).
Lords of the Rinks: The Emergence of the National Hockey League,
1875-1936. (Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 235 p.).
Assistant Professor in the Sport Management Program (Washington State
University). National Hockey League--History; Hockey--Canada--History;
Hockey--United States--History. History of the
league, business of hockey; 1917 - NHL held its first games, 1936 -
had become dominant governing body; sport rarely, if ever, without
some commercial aspects.
(Oakland A's), Michael Lewis (2003).
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. (New York, NY:
Norton, 288 p,). Baseball--Economic aspects--United States;
Baseball--Scouting--United States; Baseball players--Salaries,
etc.--United States.
(Oakland Raiders), Mark Ribowsky (1991).
Slick: The Silver and Black Life of Al Davis. (New York, NY:
Macmillan Pub. Co., 358 p.). Davis, Al, 1929- ; Oakland Raiders
(Football team); Football coaches--United States--Biography; Football
team owners--United States--Biography.
(Olympia Stadium), Robert Wimmer (2000).
Detroit’s Olympia Stadium. (Chicago, IL: Arcadia Publishing,
128 p.). Photographer for the Red Wings. Olympia Stadium--Detroit.
THE entertainment venue in Detroit for
over a half century; major tenant was Detroit Red Wings.
(Olympics), Holger Preuss (2004).
The Economics of Staging the Olympics: A Comparison of the Games,
1972-2008. (Northampton, MA: E. Elgar, 332 p.).
Olympics--Economic aspects; Olympics--Finance; Olympics--History.
(Olympics), Michael Payne (2005).
Olympic Turnaround: How the Olympic Games Stepped Back from the
Brink of Extinction to Become the World's Best Known Brand - and a
Multi Billion Dollar Global Franchise. (London, UK: London
Business Press, 332 p.). Former Marketing Director, IOC. Olympic
Games; International Olympic Committee; Sports Promotion.
(Peetz Manufacturing), Douglas F.W. Pollard; foreword by Alan Haig-Brown
(1997).
Peetz, A Reel for All Time. (Surrey, BC: Heritage
House, 127 p.). B.C. Peetz Manufacturing Company -- History; Fishing
reels -- British Columbia -- History.
(Pompano Park), Frank J. Cavaioli (2005).
Pompano Park Harness Track. (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., 128
p.). Pompano Park (Pompano Beach, Fla.)--History; Harness
racing--Florida--Pompano Beach--History.
"Winter
Capital of Harness Racing," has provided only
nighttime standardbred harness competition in Florida since 1964
inaugural season.
(Rawlings), Robert Liston Burnes (1948).
50 Golden Years of Sports. (St. Louis, MO: Rawlings
Manufacturing Co., 200 p.). Rawlings Manufacturing Company, St. Louis;
Sports--United States.
(San Diego Chargers), Gene Klein and David Fisher (1987).
First Down and a Billion: The Funny Business of Pro Football.
(New York, NY: Morrow, 300 p.). Owner from 1966-1984. Klein, Gene; San
Diego Chargers (Football team); Football team owners--United States.
(San Diego Chargers), Alex Spanos with Mark Seal and Natalia
Kasparian; with a foreword by Rush Limbaugh (2002).
Sharing the Wealth: My Story. (Washington, DC: Regnery Pub.,
254 p.). Spanos, Alex; San Diego Chargers (Football team); Football
team owners--United States--Biography; Businessmen--United
States--Biography.
(Skiing), Jacques Mouriquand (1988).
L'or Blanc: Le Système des
Sports d'Hiver. (Paris, FR: Lieu Commun, 239 p.). Ski
resorts--Economic aspects--France; Ski resorts--France--History; Ski
resorts--France--Management.
(Skiing), Karen D. Lorentz (1990).
Killington: A Story of
Mountains and Men. (Shrewsbury, VT: Mountain Publsihing, 271 p.).
Killington Ski Area (Vt.)--History; Ski resorts--Vermont; Skis and
skiing--Vermont; Killington Peak (Vt.)--Recreational use.
(Skiing), George Weider (1990).
Blue Mountain. (Erin, ON:
Boston Mills Press, 160 p.). Weider, Jozo; Weider, Jozo; Blue Mountain
Resorts Limited--History;Blue Mountain Resorts Limited--Histoire; Ski
resorts--Ontario--History; Skis and skiing--Ontario--History;Stations de
ski--Ontario--Blue Mountains--Histoire; Ski--Ontario--Blue
Mountains--Histoire.
(Skiing), as told to Rick Richards (1992).
Ski Pioneers: Ernie
Blake, His Friends, and the Making of Taos Ski Valley. (Arroyo Seco,
NM: Dry Gulch Publishing, 235 p.). Blake, Ernie, 1913-1989;
Skiers--United States--Biography; Businesspeople--United
States--Biography; Ski resorts--New Mexico--Taos--History.
(Skiing), S. Franklin Burford (1992).
The Snowshoe Story:
Business, Politics, and the Judiciary in West Virginia. (Elkins, WV:
Kerens Hill Publications, 178 p.). Snowshoe Company--Trials, litigation,
etc.; Bankruptcy--United States; Judicial corruption--United States; Ski
resorts--West Virginia--Finance; West Virginia--Politics and government.
(Skiing), Peter W. Seibert with William Oscar Johnson; [foreword by
Jean-Claude Killy] (2000).
Vail: Triumph of a Dream. (Boulder,
CO: Mountain Sports Press in conjunction with Vail Resorts Management
Co., 192 p.). Founder, Vail Resorts. Ski
resorts--Colorado--Vail--History; Vail (Colo.)--History; Vail
(Colo.)--History--Pictorial works; Vail (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
(A. G. Spalding Brothers), Arthur C. Bartlett (1951).
Baseball and Mr.
Spalding; The History and Romance of Baseball. (New York, NY:
Farrar, Straus and Young, p.). Spalding, Albert Goodwill, 1850-1915;
Spalding (A. G.) and Brothers, inc.; Baseball--History.
(A. G. Spaulding Brothers), Peter Levine (1985). A.G.
Spalding and the Rise of Baseball: The Promise of American Sport.
(New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 184 p.). Spalding, A. G.
(Albert Goodwill); Baseball players -- United States -- Biography;
Businessmen -- Biography.
(A. G. Spaulding Brothers), Mark Lamster (2006).
Spalding’s World Tour: The Epic Adventure That Took Baseball Around
the Globe--and Made iIt America’s Game. (New York, NY: Public
Affairs, 341 p.). Senior Editor (Princeton Architectural Press).
Spalding, A. G. (Albert Goodwill); Baseball--United
States--History--19th century; Baseball--United States--History--20th
century. October 1888 - Albert Goodwill Spalding
departed Chicago on 57-game trip around globe with twenty of
baseball's greatest players to bring baseball and American way to the four corners of the earth.
(USFL), Jim Byrne (1987).
The $1 League: The Rise and Fall of
the USFL. (New York, NY: Prentice Hall Press, 352 p.). USFL
(Organization) -- History.
(Vail Resorts), Peter W. Seibert with William Oscar Johnson;
[foreword by Jean-Claude Killy] (2000).
Vail: Triumph of a Dream. (Boulder, CO: Mountain Sports Press
in conjunction with Vail Resorts Management Co., 192 p.). Co-Founder,
Vail Resorts. Ski resorts --Colorado --Vail --History; Vail (Colo.)
--History; Vail (Colo.) --History --Pictorial works; Vail (Colo.)
--Pictorial works.
(Washington Redskins), Adrian Havill (1992).
The Last Mogul: The
Unauthorized Biography of Jack Kent Cooke. (New York, NY: St.
Martin's Press, 302 p.). Cooke, Jack Kent; Businesspeople--United
States--Biography.
(Waterloo Diamonds), Jerry Klinkowitz ; with a foreword by Mike
Veeck (1999).
Owning a Piece of the Minors. (Carbondale, IL: Southern
Illinois University Press, 156 p.). Klinkowitz, Jerome; Waterloo
Diamonds (Baseball team); Baseball team owners--United
States--Biography.
(Westminster Kennel Club), William F. Stifel (2001).
The Dog Show: 125 Years of Westminster. (ew York, NY:
Westminster Kennel Club, 240 p.). President of the American Kennel
Club (1977 to 1986). Westminster Kennel Club--History; Dog shows--New
York (State)--New York--History; Dog breeds--Pictorial works.
(World Championship Wrestling Inc.), Eric Bischoff with Jeremy
Roberts (2006).
World Wrestling Entertainment Presents Controversy Creates Cash.
(New York, NY: Pocket Books, 389 p.). Bischoff, Eric; World
Championship Wrestling, Inc.--History; World Wrestling Entertainment,
Inc.--History; Wrestling--History.
Rise, fall of
organization in head-to-head, no-holds-barred ratings war with WWE; how
author helped shape sports entertainment
industry into billion dollar business
(York Barbell), John D. Fair (1999).
Muscletown USA: Bob Hoffman
and the Manly Culture of York Barbell. (University Park, PA: Penn
State University Press, 420 p.). Bob Hoffman, York Barbell Company,
Weight Lifting, Fitness.
Dean V. Baim (1994).
The Sports Stadium as a Municipal
Investment. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 240 p.). Stadiums --
Economic aspects -- United States -- Case studies; Urban economics --
United States -- Case studies; Sports -- Economic aspects -- United
States -- Case studies.
Hugh Barty-King (1979).
Quilt Winders and Pod Shavers: The
History of Cricket Bat and Ball Manufacture. (London, UK:
Macdonald and Jane's, 208 p.). Cricket equipment industry--Great
Britain--History.
David J. Berri, Martin B. Schmidt, and Stacey L. Brook (2006).
The Wages of Wins: Taking Measure of the Many Myths in Modern Sport.
(Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 304 p.). Associate Professor
of Economics (California State University, Bakersfield); Associate
Professor of Economics (College of William and Mary); Associate
Professor of Economics (University of Sioux Falls). Professional
sports--Economic aspects--United States; Professional sports--Social
aspects--United States. Authors debunk many of
the most commonly held beliefs about sport.
David Browne (2004).
Amped: How Big Air, Big Dollars, and a New Generation Took Sports to
the Extreme. (New York, NY: Bloomsbury, 300 p.). Music Critic
(Entertainment Weekly). Extreme sports--Economic aspects--United
States.
Jerry Crasnick (2005).
License To Deal: A Season on the Run with a Maverick Baseball
Agent.
(Emmaus, PA: Rodale, 312 p.). Baseball reporter (ESPN.com's lead
Insider). Sosnick, Matt; Major League Baseball (Organization);
Sports agents--United States--Biography; Baseball players--United
States.
Timothy Jon Curry, Kent Schwirian, and Rachael A. Woldoff (2004).
High Stakes: Big Time Sports and Downtown Redevelopment.
(Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 184 p.). Associate
Professor of Sociology (Ohio State University); Professor Emeritus of
Sociology (Ohio State University); Assistant Professor of Sociology
and Anthropology (West Virginia University). Sports--Social
aspects--Ohio--Columbus; Professional sports--Social
aspects--Ohio--Columbus; Sports--Economic aspects--Ohio--Columbus;
Professional sports--Economic aspects--Ohio--Columbus; Community
development--Ohio--Columbus; Urban renewal--Ohio--Columbus.
Michael N. Danielson (1997).
Home Team: Professional Sports and
the American Metropolis. (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University
Press, 397 p.). Sports and state -- United States; Sports -- United
States -- Sociological aspects; Sports -- Economic aspects -- United
States.
Francis X. Dealy, Jr. (1990).
Win at Any Cost: The Sell Out of
College Athletics. (New York, NY: Carol Pub. Group, 240 p.).
National Collegiate Athletic Association; College sports -- Moral and
ethical aspects -- United States; College sports -- Economic aspects --
United States; Doping in sports -- United States.
William C. Dowling (2007).
Confessions of a Spoilsport: My Life and Hard Times Fighting Sports
Corruption at an Old Eastern University. (University Park, PA:
Pennsylvania State University Press, 208 p.). University Distinguished
Professor of English and American Literature (Rutgers University).
Rutgers University; National Collegiate Athletic Association; College
sports--Moral and ethical aspects--United States; College
sports--Economic aspects--United States.
When
Rutgers joined Big East; Rutgers 1000 (students, alumni) set out to resist
decline of their university.
Joseph Durso (1971).
The All-American Dollar; The Big Business of
Sports. (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 294 p.). Sports--Economic
aspects--United States.
Charles C. Euchner (1993).
Playing the Field: Why Sports Teams
Move and Cities Fight to Keep Them. (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins
University Press, 213 p.). Sports -- Political aspects -- United States
-- Case studies; Sports -- Economic aspects -- United States -- Case
studies; Sports franchises -- United States -- Location -- Case studies;
Metropolitan areas -- United States -- Case studies.
Arthur A. Fleisher III, Brian L. Goff, and Robert D. Tollison (1992).
The National Collegiate Athletic Association: A Study in Cartel
Behavior. (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 190 p.).
National Collegiate Athletic Association -- Finance; Cartels -- United
States -- Case studies; College sports -- Economic aspects -- United
States -- Case studies.
Kristine Fredriksson (1985).
American Rodeo: From Buffalo Bill to
Big Business. (College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press,
255 p.). Rodeos--West (U.S.)--History; Rodeos--Economic aspects--West
(U.S.).
Sheldon Gallner (1974).
Pro
Sports: The Contract Game. (New
York, NY: Scribner, 231 p.). Professional sports contracts--United
States.
Vince Gennaro (2007).
Diamond Dollars: The Economics of Winning in Baseball. (Hingham,
MA: Maple Street Press, 250 p.). Former President Pepsico subsidiary.
Major League Baseball (Organization); Baseball--Economic aspects--United
States; Baseball--United States--History.
Win-revenue
relationship as foundation: 1) How does winning affect revenues for each
team? 2) What is a player's economic value to his team? 3) Why does
berth in the postseason have great economic value? 4) What is the
economic value of productive farm system? 5) Does competitive balance
exist in baseball today?
Jerry Gorman, Kirk Calhoun ; with Skip Rozin (1994).
The Name of
the Game: The Business of Sports. (New York, NY: Wiley, 278 p.).
Sports -- Economic aspects -- United States; Professionalism in sports.
Kenneth M. Jennings (1990).
Balls and Strikes: The Money Game in Professional Baseball.
(New York, NY: Praeger, 273 p.). Collective
bargaining--Baseball--United States--History.
Frank P. Jozsa, Jr. (2004).
Sports Capitalism: The Foreign Business of American Professional
Leagues. (Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 316 p.). Associate
Professor of Economics and Business Administration (Pfeiffer
University in Charlotte, North Carolina). Professional sports--United
States--Marketing; Professional sports--Economic aspects--United
States. Contents: Major league baseball -- National Football League --
National Basketball Association -- National Hockey League -- Major
league soccer.
--- (2006).
Baseball, Inc.: The National Pastime as Big Business.
(Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 284 p.). Associate Professor of
Economics and Business Administration (Pfeiffer University in
Charlotte, North Carolina). Baseball--Economic aspects--United States;
Baseball--Social aspects--United States.
Past and present commercial elements of organized
baseball; dual roles, as competitive sport and profitable business.
--- (2006).
Big Sports, Big Business: A Century of League Expansions, Mergers, and
Reorganizations. (Westport, CT: Praeger, 181 p.). Associate
Professor of Economics and Business Administration (Pfeiffer
University). Professional sports--Economic aspects--United States;
Sports franchises--United States.
Expansions,
mergers, relocations, transfers from 1870s to present; successes, failures in baseball, football, basketball, hockey, soccer,
their effects on team competitiveness, market share,
prosperity, impact on communities in which they operate.
Alan M. Klein (2006).
Growing the Game: The Globalization of Major League Baseball.
(New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 280 p.). Professor of Sociology
and Anthropology (Northeastern University). Baseball--Economic
aspects; Globalization; Sports and globalization.
Study of sport in process of globalizing;
ways in which Major League Baseball operates on world stage from
Dominican Republic to South Africa to Japan.
Don Kowet (1977).
The Rich Who Own Sports. (New York, NY:
Random House, 271 p.). Sports team owners--United States--Biography.
Walter LaFeber (1999).
Michael Jordan and the New Global
Capitalism. (New York, NY: W.W. Norton, 191). Cultural
Imperialism, Transnational Companies.
Paul R. Lawrence (1987).
Unsportsmanlike Conduct: The National
Collegiate Athletic Association and the Business of College Football.
(New York, NY: Praeger, 173 p.). National Collegiate Athletic
Association; College sports -- Economic aspects -- United States;
College sports -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Eric M. Leifer (1995).
Making the Majors: The Transformation of
Team Sports in America. (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press,
378 p.). Professional sports -- United States -- History; Sports teams
-- United States -- History.
Richard A. Lipsey; with a foreword by Thomas B. Doyle (2006).
The Sporting Goods Industry: History, Practices and Products.
(Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 177 p.). President and CEO of the
Sporting Goods Research Network Inc./dba SBRnet. Sporting goods
industry--United States; Sporting goods industry--United
States--History. Industry has moved far beyond equipment manufacture.
Author offers insight into every major function of the sporting goods
industry.
Michael E. Lomax (2003).
Black Baseball Entrepreneurs,
1860-1901: Operating by Any Means Necessary. (Syracuse, NY:
Syracuse University Press, 222 p.). Teacher of Physical Education,
Sports Studies (University of Georgia). African American baseball team
owners--History--19th century; Baseball--United States--History--19th
century; African American business enterprises--History--19th century;
Entrepreneurship--United States--History--19th century.
Marc S. Maltby (1997).
The Origins and Early Development of
Professional Football. (New York, NY: Garland, 238 p.).
Football--United States--History; Football--Social aspects--United
States--History.
G. Richard McKelvey (2000).
The MacPhails: Baseball's First
Family of the Front Office. (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 344
p.). MacPhail, Larry, 1890-1975; MacPhail, Lee; MacPhail, Andrew
Bowen, 1953- ; Baseball managers -- United States -- Biography;
Baseball -- United States -- Management.
Eds. Roger G. Noll and Andrew Zimbalist (1997).
Sports, Jobs, and
Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums.
(Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 525 p.). Sports franchises
-- Economic aspects -- United States; Sports teams -- Economic aspects
-- United States; Stadiums -- Economic aspects -- United States; Urban
economics -- United States.
James Quirk and Rodney D. Fort (1992).
Pay Dirt: The Business of
Professional Team Sports. (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University
Press, 538 p.). Professional sports--Economic aspects--United States.
--- (1999).
Hard Ball: The Abuse of Power in Pro Team Sports.
(Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 233 p.). Professional
sports--Economic aspects--United States; Professional sports--Moral and
ethical aspects--United States.
Irving Rein, Philip Kotler, and Ben Shields (2006).
The Elusive Fan: Reinventing Sports in a Crowded Marketplace.
(New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 300 p.). Professor of Communication Studies
(Northwestern University's School of Communication); S. C. Johnson
Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School
of Management (Northwestern University); Doctoral Student in
Communication studies (Northwestern University). Sports --Marketing;
Sports --Economic aspects; Communication in marketing; Sports spectators
--United States; Professional sports --United States.
Business model centered on fan satisfaction,
retention; transform sports product into enduring brand that
quickly adapts to changing market conditions.
ed. Wilbur C. Rich (2000).
The Economics and Politics of Sports
Facilities. (Westport, CT: Quorum Books, 237 p.). Sports facilities
-- Economic aspects -- United States; Sports facilities -- Political
aspects -- United States.
Patrick Robinson with Nick Robinson (1993). Horsetrader: Robert
Sangster and the Rise and Fall of the Sport of Kings. (London, UK:
HarperCollins, 340 p.). Sangster, Robert; Race horses -- Breeding; Horse
industry -- United States; Businessmen -- United States -- Biography.
Mark S. Rosentraub (1999).
Major League Losers: The Real Cost of
Sports and Who's Paying for It. (New York, NY: Basic Books, 364 p.).
Sports -- Economic aspects -- United States; Sports teams -- United
States -- Costs; Sports teams -- United States -- Finance; Cities and
towns -- United States -- Economic conditions; Sports team owners --
United States.
Phil Schaaf (2004).
Sports, Inc.: 100 Years of Sports Business:
Event Evolution ... (Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 394 p.).
Sports Economic aspects; Sports Marketing.
Gerald W. Scully (1995).
The Market Structure of Sports.
(Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 207 p.). Sports -- Economic
aspects -- United States; Sports administration -- United States; Sports
-- United States -- Marketing.
Richard G. Sheehan (1996).
Keeping Score: The Economics of
Big-Time Sports. (South Bend, IN: Diamond Communications, 339 p.).
Sports--Economic aspects--United States; Professional sports--Economic
aspects--United States.
Kenneth L. Shropshire; with a foreword by Sharon Pratt Kelly (1995).
The Sports Franchise Game: Cities in Pursuit of Sports Franchises,
Events, Stadiums, and Arenas. (Philadelphia, PA: University of
Pennsylvania Press, 102 p.). Sports franchises -- United States; Sports
franchises -- Economic aspects -- United States; Sports franchises --
Social aspects -- United States; Cities and towns -- United States --
Social conditions.
Kenneth L. Shropshire and Timothy Davis (2003).
The Business of
Sports Agents. (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press,
206 p.). Sports agents--United States; Sports--Corrupt practices--United
States; College sports--United States.
Murray A. Sperber (1998).
Onward to Victory: The Crises That Shaped College
Sports. (New York, NY: Holt, 578 p.). College sports--United
States--History.
--- (2000).
Beer and Circus: How Big-Time College Sports Is
Crippling Undergraduate Education. (New York, NY: Holt, 322 p.).
College sports--United States--History; College sports--Economic
aspects--United States; College sports--Moral and ethical
aspects--United States; Universities and colleges--United
States--Administration.
Leigh Steinberg with Michael D'Orso (1998).
Winning with
Integrity: Getting What You're Worth Without Selling Your Soul. (New
York, NY: Villard, 239 p.). Sports Agent. Negotiation in business.
Neil J. Sullivan (1987).
The Dodgers Move West: The Transfer of
the Brooklyn Baseball Franchise to Los Angeles. (New York, NY:
Oxford University Press, 252 p.). Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team) --
History; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) -- History; Sports and state
-- California; Baseball -- California -- Management; Baseball -- New
York (State) -- New York -- Management.
--- (1990).
The Minors: The Struggles and the Triumph of
Baseball's Poor Relation from 1876 to the Present. (New York, NY:
St. Martin's Press, 307 p.). Baseball teams -- United States -- History
-- 19th century; Baseball teams -- United States -- History -- 20th
century.
--- (2001).
The Diamond in the Bronx: Yankee Stadium and the
Politics of New York. (New York. NY: Oxford University Press, 225
p.). Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century;
Baseball -- New York (State) -- New York -- Political aspects; Baseball
-- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
Stefan Szymanski, Andrew
Zimbalist (2005).
National Pastime: How Americans Play Baseball and the Rest of the
World plays Soccer. (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution
Press, 263 p.). Professor of Economics and Strategy at the Tanaka
Business School (Imperial College London); Robert A. Woods Professor of
Economics (Smith College). Professional sports--Economic
aspects--Cross-cultural studies; Baseball--Economic aspects--United
States; Soccer--Economic aspects. Cross-cultural
comparison of two sports and the mega-businesses they have become.
Wray Vamplew (1988).
Pay Up and Play the Game: Professional Sport
in Britain, 1875-1914. (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press,
394 p.). Professional sports--Great Britain--History--19th century;
Professional sports--Economic aspects--Great Britain; Professional
sports--Great Britain--History--20th century.
Ted Vincent (1994).
The Rise and Fall of American Sport:
Mudville's Revenge. (Lincoln, NB: University of Nebraska Press, 358
p. [rev. ed.]). Sports--United States--History.
Jay Weiner (2000).
Stadium Games: Fifty Years of Big League Greed
and Bush League Boondoggles. (Minneapolis, MN: University of
Minnesota Press, 503 p.). Professional sports -- Economic aspects --
Minnesota -- Minneapolis; Stadiums -- Economic aspects -- Minnesota --
Minneapolis; Sports franchises -- Economic aspects -- Minnesota --
Minneapolis.
Ann E. Weiss (1993).
Money Games: The Business of Sports.
(Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 186 p.). Sports--Economic aspects--United
States; Sports--Moral and ethical aspects--United States; Professional
sports--Economic aspects--United States; Professional sports--Moral and
ethical aspects--United States; Athletes--Professional ethics--United
States; Sports--Economic aspects.
David Whitford (1993).
Playing Hardball: The High-Stakes Battle
for Baseball's New Franchises. (New York, NY: Doubleday, 271 p.).
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs; Baseball -- Economic
aspects -- United States; Baseball teams -- United States -- Management;
Sports franchises -- Location -- United States.
Andrew Zimbalist (1999).
Unpaid Professionals: Commercialism and
Conflict in Big-Time College Sports. (Princeton, NJ: Princeton
University Press, 252 p.). Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics (Smith
College). College sports -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States;
College sports -- Economic aspects -- United States; College sports --
United States -- Management; College athletes -- United States.
--- (2003).
May the Best Team Win: Baseball Economics and Public
Policy. (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 198 p.).
Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics (Smith College). Major League
Baseball (Organization); Baseball--Economic aspects--United States;
Baseball--Law and legislation--United States; Antitrust law--United
States.
--- (2006).
In the Best Interests of Baseball?: The Revolutionary Reign of Bud Selig.
(Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 272 p.). Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics
(Smith College). Selig, Allan H. (Allan Huber), 1934- ;
Baseball--Management; Baseball commissioners.
Selig
redefined role of commissioner,
shepherded transformation of industry into a business;
brought the owners together as partners.
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Business History Links
A Brief History of Billiards and the Tools of the
Trade
http://www.eaba.co.uk/articles/billiardsHistory/chapter1.html
"Advances in the game of billiards and the equipment used to play the
game occurred very much in parallel. This brief history is intended to
chronicle the links between the two." Covers the period 1600-1930 and
topics such as an early form of the game played with two wooden balls,
the mace and the cue, types of cushions and chalk, and ivory and
synthetic resin balls. From the English Amateur Billiards Association.
The Business of Baseball http://www.businessofbaseball.com/ A great contribution for anyone who cares about the history of baseball,
this site includes key documents (contracts, court cases, etc.), data
(player salaries, league attendance, franchise valuations, etc.),
biographies, suggested readings, interviews, and more.
50 Years of Dodger Baseball, 1958-2008
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/history/50th/index.jsp Details about golden anniversary celebration in 2008 of move of Dodgers
baseball team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Features history of the
team's move, other articles, trivia, event listings, video clips,
opportunities for fan participation, other material related to
celebration. From the official Major League Baseball website for the Los
Angeles Dodgers.
Rodney Fort's Sports Economics: Sports Business
Data
http://www.rodneyfort.com/SportsData/BizFrame.htm
Years of salary, attendance, and financial information for Major League
Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Football
League, the National Hockey League, and English and European football
associations - organized by sport (Rodney Fort, Professor, Program in
Sport Management Division of Kinesiology, University of Michigan).
The Fortunate 50
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/specials/fortunate50/
Profiles, compiled annually, of the 50 top-earning U.S. athletes. The
"figures include salary, bonuses, winnings, endorsement money and
appearance fees." Also includes a list of the 20 top-earning athletes
from outside the U.S., and predictions of athletes who might make the
top-50 list in the future. From Sports Illustrated.
The History of Fitness
http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/history.html
Article on the history of physical fitness from primitive times through
the 20th century. Includes discussion of exercise and fitness in ancient
China, India, the ancient Near East, Greece and Rome, Europe, and the
U.S. The U.S. sections cover President Theodore Roosevelt's physical
fitness ideologies, physical education in public schools, fitness
pioneer Jack LaLanne, Dr. Kenneth Cooper, and other exercise-related
trends and people. Written by exercise science professors.
Sports Business Institute (University of
Southern California http://www.marshall.usc.edu/web/sbi.cfm?doc_id=7352 October 17, 2005 -- In recognition of the dramatic rise in the
popularity of sports-related businesses, the University of Southern
California's Marshall School of Business established the Sports Business
Institute, believed to be the nation's first all-encompassing sports
business center at a premier academic institution; will provide a center
for scholarly research and executive education programs, as well as
offer seminars and symposiums for industry participants and
stakeholders. A board of advisors consisting of noted sports business
leaders will guide the Institute's strategic direction and activities.
The
Sports Economist
http://www.thesportseconomist.com/
Intended to be a depository of economic thinking on issues in sport, and
to a lesser extent, economics in general.
Frank Farrell
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