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Bigger Than the Game: Bo, Boz, the Punky QB, and How the '80s Created the Celebrity Athlete
Michael Weinreb
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| #1113199 in eBooks | 2010-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | File type: PDF||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Bitter nostalgia for sports fans of a certain age, but will resonate with any era|By Nathan Webster|Just as the Yankees/Summer of Sam and Cowboys/Beleaguered Patriotism defined the '70s, and OJ/Michael Jordan the '90s, author Michael Weinreb does a great job encapsulating all the names and faces from this vital decade in American sports culture, but really culture across the bo|From Publishers Weekly|The mid-1980s introduced an unapologetic athlete archetype that captured headlines and airtime, taking advantage of a 24-hour news cycle and America's newfound appreciation of flashy, independent-minded heroes both real and fictional such
A mesmerizing look at the year when American athletics went corporate, villains replaced heroes, and sports stars became superstars.
Greed and excess defined the 1980s, and the sports world was no exception. Shifting from the love of the game to the love of money, athletes made the transition from representing honor and humility to becoming brash and branded. Capturing the stories of headliners who capitalized on this trend, Bigger Than the Game You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Bigger Than the Game: Bo, Boz, the Punky QB, and How the '80s Created the Celebrity Athlete | Michael Weinreb. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
