Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, NFL, Football, Televsion, CBS, ABC, FOX, Money, Profits
Subjects
National Football League; Money; Profit; CBS Television Network; ABC Television Network; Twentieth Century-Fox Television, Inc.
Introduction
Now that the NFL has refocused following Towelgate in the midst of what is developing as a most interesting season on the field, it might be worth going back to two stories that flew just beneath the radar over the past few weeks. These, of course, involved money, because we are talking about the NFL Money Machine, which continues to validate Al Davis' wisdom from 1978 when he noted in the wake of a lucrative television contract that "any dummy can make money operating a pro football club."
Publication Date
11-30-2004
Document Type
Commentary
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Source Title
Sport and Society for Arete
Language
English
Collection
Publication Version
Author's version
Copyright Status
Author retained
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Creator (Linked Data)
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)
Recommended Citation
Crepeau, Richard C., "The NFL and its money" (2004). On Sport and Society. 657.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/657
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