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Author Smith, Ronald A. (Ronald Austin), 1936-

Title Wounded lions : Joe Paterno, Jerry Sandusky, and the crises in Penn State athletics / Ronald A. Smith
Published Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Sport and society
Sport and society
Contents Cover; Title page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Sifting and Winnowing; Prologue; 1 Life in Happy Valley: The Name and the Paterno Impact; 2 Penn State Presidents: Cheerleading the Teams to Victory; 3 A Joe Paterno-Jerry Sandusky Connection: A Look at Penn State Coaches and Assistant Coaches; 4 Alumni and Taking Control of Penn State Athletics; 5 Hugo Bezdek's Saga-Alumni, Trustees, and Presidents; 6 The Great Experiment That Failed: Alumnus Casey Jones, President Hetzel, and Coach Bob Higgins; 7 The Ernie McCoy-Rip Engle Era and the Beginning of the Grand Experiment in College Football
8 The Joe Paterno, Steve Garban, John Oswald Coup d'État9 President Bryce Jordan and Penn State's Entry into the Big Ten; 10 The Image of Joe Paterno's Grand Experiment; 11 Shaping Reality: Saving Joe Paterno's Legacy; 12 Insularity, The Second Mile, and Sandusky's On-Campus Incidents; 13 Rene Portland and the Culture of Athletic Silence; 14 The Board of Trustees, Insularity, and Athletic Administration; 15 Paterno, Spanier, Schultz, Curley, and the Penn State Pandora's Box; 16 From the Grand Jury to Beyond the NCAA Consent Decree; Timeline; Notes; Index
Summary A rogue program, an iconic coach, and an unspeakable tragedy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Paterno, Joe, 1926-2012.
Sandusky, Jerry
SUBJECT Paterno, Joe, 1926-2012 fast
Sandusky, Jerry fast
Subject Pennsylvania State University -- Sports
Pennsylvania State University -- Football
Pennsylvania State University -- Sports -- Administration
SUBJECT Pennsylvania State University fast
Subject College sports -- Corrupt practices -- Pennsylvania -- University Park
GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sexual Abuse & Harassment.
College sports -- Corrupt practices
Football
Sports
Sports administration
Pennsylvania -- University Park
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019718500
ISBN 9780252098215
0252098218