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01683aam a2200241 i 4500 001 A7A26D02F6A711ECBB62E21C21ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220628010047 008 200715s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2020942324 020 $a 0826361986 020 $a 9780826361981 040 $d IaCres $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Katz, Bobbi. 245 14 $a The whistleblower : $b rooting for the ref in the high-stakes world of college basketball / $c Bob Katz. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Albuquerque : $b University of New Mexico Press, $c 2020. 300 $a 215 pages cm. 520 $a "During a season on the road with college basketball referees, Bob Katz watched the games they officiated, listened in on their candid conversations in locker rooms and hotel lobbies, and explored the intense challenges they regularly confront. Alone among thousands in the stadium and millions watching at home, the ref does not care who wins or loses. His only goal is fairness and neutrality. His passion to ensure the playing field stays level is shaped by character, training, and a rare-and rarely appreciated-kind of honor. In this vivid portrait of one consummate professional at the top of his game, Katz pulls off an unbelievable feat in The Whistleblower-readers actually come to root for the ref. In a new afterword Katz reflects on the misunderstood and often denigrated role of the referee in sports and the looming implications for our increasingly partisan society"-- $c Provided by publisher. 541 $d 20211206. 941 $a 1 952 $l AJPE887 $d 20220628010115.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A7A26D02F6A711ECBB62E21C21ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search