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03801aam a22005658i 4500 001 B9C83414840811E89478B85797128E48 003 SILO 005 20180710010618 008 180201s2018 ncua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018004769 020 $a 1476671419 020 $a 9781476671413 035 $a (OCoLC)994315672 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d VMC $d YDX $d ZXQ $d OCLCO $d WIH $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-ga $a n-us-ga 050 00 $a KF228.B88 $b S83 2018 100 1 $a Sumner, David E., $d 1946- $e author. 245 10 $a Fumbled call : $b the Bear Bryant--Wally Butts football scandal that split the Supreme Court and changed American libel law / $c David E. Sumner. 263 $a 1803 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2018] 300 $a viii, 224 pages ; $b illustrations : $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Butts, Wallace, $d 1905-1973 $x Trials, litigation, etc. 610 20 $a Curtis Publishing Company $x Trials, litigation, etc. 600 10 $a Bryant, Paul W. $x Trials, litigation, etc. 610 20 $a Alabama Crimson Tide (Football team) 610 20 $a Georgia Bulldogs (Football team) 600 17 $a Bryant, Paul W. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00029174 600 17 $a Butts, Wallace, $d 1905-1973. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00170857 610 27 $a Curtis Publishing Company. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00520955 610 27 $a University of Alabama. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00539168 610 27 $a University of Georgia. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00531838 650 0 $a Trials (Libel) $z Atlanta. $z Atlanta. 650 7 $a GAMES / Gambling / Sports. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SPORTS & RECREATION / History. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SPORTS & RECREATION / Reference. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a TRAVEL / Special Interest / Sports. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Football. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00931362 650 7 $a Trials (Libel) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01156359 651 7 $a Georgia $z Atlanta. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204627 653 $a Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts, 388 U.S. 130 (1967) 655 7 $a Trials, litigation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423712 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214013206.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B9C83414840811E89478B85797128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search