Run to Glory and Profits The Economic Rise of the NFL during the 1950s

The National Football League has long reigned as America's favorite professional sports league. In its early days, however, it was anything but a dominant sports industry, barely surviving World War II. Its rise began after the war, and the 1950s was a pivotal decade for the league.Run to Glory...

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Main Author Surdam, David George
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Lincoln UNP - Nebraska 2013
University of Nebraska Press
Edition1
Subjects
Business
Economic aspects
Football
History
National Football League
Sociology
SPORTS & RECREATION
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents List of Tables ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION 1: THE USURPERS: 2: PROSPERITY AND ITS DRAWBACKS 3: MEASURES OF THE NFL’S POPULARITY 4: PROFITS AND LOSSES 5: THE PERILS AND TRIUMPHS OF NFL OWNERSHIP 6: ANTITRUST ADVENTURES 7: COMPETITIVE BALANCE AND ITS SOURCES 8: THE PLAYER DRAFT 9: GATE SHARING 10: GILDED PEONAGE 11: TELEVISION 12: INNOVATION 13: INTEGRATION CONCLUSION: APPENDIX OF TABLES NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
  • Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Usurpers: The AAFC Challenge 2. Prosperity and Its Drawbacks 3. Measures of the NFL’s Popularity 4. Profits and Losses 5. The Perils and Triumphs of NFL Ownership 6. Antitrust Adventures 7. Competitive Balance and Its Sources 8. The Player Draft 9. Gate Sharing 10. Gilded Peonage 11. Television 12. Innovation 13. Integration Conclusion: The NFL’s Rise to Prominence Appendix of Tables Notes Bibliography Index
  • Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Usurpers: The AAFC Challenge -- 2. Prosperity and Its Drawbacks -- 3. Measures of the NFL's Popularity -- 4. Profits and Losses -- 5. The Perils and Triumphs of NFL Ownership -- 6. Antitrust Adventures -- 7. Competitive Balance and Its Sources -- 8. The Player Draft -- 9. Gate Sharing -- 10. Gilded Peonage -- 11. Television -- 12. Innovation -- 13. Integration -- Conclusion: The NFL's Rise to Prominence -- Appendix of Tables -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index