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Record Nr.

UNINA9910838378803321

Autore

Garvey Ed

Titolo

Never Ask Why : Football Players' Fight for Freedom in the NFL

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : Temple University Press, , 2023

©2023

ISBN

1-4399-2317-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

CascioChuck

PageJudge Alan

FieldsSarah K

Disciplina

796.332/6406

Soggetti

Labor unions - United States - Officials and employees

Collective bargaining - Football - United States

Collective labor agreements - Football players - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

In Appreciation / Betty Garvey -- Foreword / Judge Alan Page -- Historical Introduction / Dr. Sarah K. Fields -- Note on Language -- Dedication / Ed Garvey -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: All About Control -- Chapter 2: Accumulation of Power -- Chapter 3: The Opposition Emerges -- Chapter 4: No Freedom, No Football - 1974 -- Chapter 5: The 1974 Season: Can We Survive? Damn Right We Can! -- Chapter 6: We Finally Get Them Into Court -- Chapter 7: The Year of the Patriots - 1975 -- Chapter 8: In Good Faith -- Chapter 9: The Future.

Sommario/riassunto

"In this autobiography, the founder and first executive director of the NFL Players Association recalls the early years of the union's establishment, empowerment, and negotiations with the league and commissioner"--