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Fumbled call : the Bear Bryant--Wally Butts football scandal that split the Supreme Court and changed American libel law

Title
Fumbled call : the Bear Bryant--Wally Butts football scandal that split the Supreme Court and changed American libel law / David E. Sumner.
Author
Sumner, David E., 1946-
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

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Description
viii, 224 pages ; illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
"George Burnett found himself at the center of a football scandal when he overheard a phone conversation between University of Georgia athletic director Wally Butts and University of Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. Referencing more than 3,000 pages of letters, depositions and trial transcripts, the author reveals new information about this scandal and its resulting trial"--
Subject
  • Butts, Wallace, 1905-1973 > Trials, litigation, etc
  • Bryant, Paul W. > Trials, litigation, etc
  • Bryant, Paul W
  • Butts, Wallace, 1905-1973
  • Curtis Publishing Company > Trials, litigation, etc
  • Alabama Crimson Tide (Football team)
  • Georgia Bulldogs (Football team)
  • Curtis Publishing Company
  • University of Alabama
  • University of Georgia
  • Trials (Libel) > Georgia > Atlanta
  • GAMES / Gambling / Sports
  • SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects
  • SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays
  • SPORTS & RECREATION / History
  • SPORTS & RECREATION / Reference
  • TRAVEL / Special Interest / Sports
  • Football
  • Trials (Libel)
  • Georgia > Atlanta
  • Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts, 388 U.S. 130 (1967)
Genre/Form
Trials, litigation, etc.
Note
  • Cited as: Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts, 388 U.S. 130 (1967).
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. The fumbled telephone call -- 2. The enigmatic life of Wally Butts -- 3. Bear Bryant : the supercoach -- 4. The whistleblower talks -- 5. The university investigates, Butts resigns -- 6. The Saturday Evening Post breaks the story -- 7. The governor and attorney general investigate -- 8. Pre-trial hearings dominate the summer -- 9. The sports trial of the decade -- 10. Bolton and Griffith testify against Butts -- 11. More coaches testify -- 12. Bear Bryant dazzles the jury -- 13. Wally Butts has his day in court -- 14. The university presidents testify -- 15. Attorneys make their closing arguments -- 16. The jury reaches a verdict -- 17. Why Butts v. Curtis publishing matter -- Appendix 1. George Burnett's notes -- Appendix 2. Georgia football under Wally Butts, 1939/1960 -- Appendix 3. Affidavit of George Burnett -- Appendix 4. "The story of a college football fix."
Call Number
JFD 18-4438
ISBN
  • 9781476671413
  • 1476671419
LCCN
2018004769
OCLC
994315672
Author
Sumner, David E., 1946- author.
Title
Fumbled call : the Bear Bryant--Wally Butts football scandal that split the Supreme Court and changed American libel law / David E. Sumner.
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Indexed Term
Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts, 388 U.S. 130 (1967)
Research Call Number
JFD 18-4438
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