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Title:

League of denial: the NFL's concussion crisis / produced by Michael Kirk, Jim Gilmore, Mike Wiser ; written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser and Steve Fainaru & Mark Fainaru-Wada ; directed by Michael Kirk ; a Frontline production with Kirk Documentary Group, Ltd. ; WGBH.

Publisher:

WGBH Educational Foundation,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

National Football League.
Football injuries.
Brain--Concussion.
Sports injuries--United States.

Other Authors:

Kirk, Michael, director. writer, director.
Gilmore, Jim, reporter. reporter.
Wiser, Mike, writer. writer.
Fainaru, Steve, writer. writer.
Fainaru-Wada, Mark, writer. writer.
Lyman, Will, narrator.
Low, John E., composer.
Fainaru-Wada, Mark. League of denial: the NFL, concussions and the battle for truth.
Kirk Documentary Group.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
WGBH Educational Foundation.
PBS Distribution (Firm)

Other Titles:

Frontline (Television program)

Notes:

Reporters: Jim Gilmore, Steve Fainaru, Mark Fainaru-Wada ; narrator: Will Lyman. Originally broadcast on October 8, 2013 as a segment of the television program Frontline. Based on the book: League of denial: the NFL, concussions and the battle for truth by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru.

Contents:

Intro -- "Iron Mike" Webster -- Mike Webster's last battle -- "Here come the hits..." -- Downplaying the risk -- A scientific first -- Goodell takes charge -- Precious cargo -- "A very serious state of denial" -- Congress enters the game -- A game changer -- Damage control -- Credits.

Summary:

A multibillion-dollar commercial juggernaut presides over America's indisputable national pastime. But the NFL is under assault as thousands of former players claim the league has covered up football's connection to long-term brain injuries. In a special two-hour investigation, Frontline and prize-winning journalists Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada of ESPN reveal the hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries.

ISBN:

1608830055
9781608830053

OCLC:

(OCoLC)861520680

UPC:

841887020077

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