Table of contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 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" -- Chapter notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
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