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The Athletes
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Age of heroes seemed to be over by the 1970s and 1980s.
Heroes at this time were rock musicians, television’s Bionic Man or Woman and Evel Knievel.
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Professional Athletes
High salariesLong term contractsLabor unionsStrikes
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Changing Currents of Society and Culture
1940s & 1950s- Joe DiMaggio, Joe Louis, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays.
DiMaggio- San FranciscoLouis- DetroitMantle- OklahomaMays- Alabama
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Athletic Champions
Muhammad Ali- Militant blacksBillie Jean King- Militant femalesVince Lombardi- Militant traditionalistsJoe Namath- Militant quest for freedom
from traditional social constraints.
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Old School
Johnny Unitas
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New School
Joe Namath
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Performance on T.V.
1983- 45% of men felt that given the same training, they could do as well as the athletes on television.
74%- 14 to 17 age range25%- 65 and over age range
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Andre Agassi
Earned more money than others on the tennis circuit even though he was not #1.
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Past vs. Present
Past= Special Virtue, endurance, sacrifice and courage.
Present= Political and greedy. 1. Strikes
2. Free agency
3. High salaries
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What caused this?
1st- Competition among franchises for player talent.
2nd- Demise of player reservation systems.
3rd- Formation of player unions.
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Money matters
All-America Football Conference- 1940s salary was $8,000.
Joe Namath received a 3 year deal for $420,000 from the Jets.
As late as 1968 one in five NFL players made less than $15,000 per season.
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1967 1975 1985 1990 1995 2000
MLB $19 $46 $371 $598 $1,111 $1,894
ABA/ $20 $107 $325 $817 $2,010 $ 4,200
NBA
NFL $25 $42 $194 $352 $714 $1,116
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Spectator Attitudes toward Professional Athletes (1982)
Agree Disagree Undecided
Athletes are 76 20 4
overpaid
Athletes selfish 50 42 8
Should be tested 71 27 2
for drugs before
each game
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Youth Athletes Getting Serious
Masillon, Ohio- Booster club of 2,700 members, had a stadium that could hold 20,000 fans etc.
Highland Park High School- (1985) Chartered nine buses to shuttle themselves 300 miles to the championship games.
Odessa- regularly drew 20,000 fans.
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Volunteers in the post-World War II Era
Pop Warner Football League- 1929
Little League Baseball- 1939 *Carl Stotz founded this league in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Both of these leagues flourished after WWII.