03531nam 2200673Ia 450 991078546070332120230207213805.01-282-93923-897866129392351-60473-752-2(CKB)2670000000061787(EBL)619192(OCoLC)682623521(SSID)ssj0000417545(PQKBManifestationID)11289025(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417545(PQKBWorkID)10363206(PQKB)10063041(StDuBDS)EDZ0000206541(MiAaPQ)EBC619192(MdBmJHUP)muse13533(Au-PeEL)EBL619192(CaPaEBR)ebr10428855(CaONFJC)MIL293923(EXLCZ)99267000000006178720100506d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFame to infamy[electronic resource] race, sport, and the fall from grace /edited by David C. Ogden and Joel Nathan RosenJackson University Press of Mississippic20101 online resource (221 p.)Includes index.1-60473-751-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword:The power of nine /Roy F. Fox --Introduction:Thoughts on fame and infamy /David C. Ogden, Joel Nathan Rosen --Barry Bonds : of passion and hostility /Lisa Doris Alexander --Kirby Puckett : a middle American tragedy /Sherrie L. Wilson --Don't believe the hype : the racial representation of Mike Tyson in three acts /Thabiti Lewis --Lost in translation : voice, masculinity, race, and the 1998 home run chase /Shelley Lucas --Branch Rickey : moral capitalist /Robert F. Lewis II --Inextricably linked : Joe Louis and Max Schmeling revisited /C. Oren Renick, Joel Nathan Rosen --Mortgaging Michael Jordan's reputation /Jeffrey Lane --A precarious perch : Wilt Chamberlain, basketball stardom, and racial politics /Gregory J. Kaliss --Jim Brown : the rise and fall (and rise) of a cultural icon /Roberta J. Newman --Afterword:sports and the iron fist of myth /Jack Lule.Fame to Infamy: Race, Sport, and the Fall from Grace follows the paths of sports figures who were embraced by the general populace but who, through a variety of circumstances, real or imagined, found themselves falling out of favor with the public. The contributors focus on the roles played by athletes, the media, and fans in describing how once-esteemed popular figures find themselves scorned by the same public that at one time viewed them as heroic, laudable, or otherwise respectable. The book examines a wide range of sports and eras, and includes essays on Barry Bonds, Kirby Puckett, Mike TSportsUnited StatesAthletesUnited StatesPublic opinionSportsSocial aspectsSportsMoral and ethical aspectsRacism in sportsSportsAthletesPublic opinion.SportsSocial aspects.SportsMoral and ethical aspects.Racism in sports.796.089Ogden David C1471636Rosen Joel Nathan1961-1471637MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785460703321Fame to infamy3684023UNINA