Sportslaw History

Last Update 06/30/01

The present law of sports did not happen overnight. It is the product of years of cases, controversies, statutes and regulations. The stories of the people behind the cases -- some famous, some obscure -- and the reasons they sought to change the law make for compelling tales. While most of the athletes, owners, agents, union leaders, lawyers or executives did not attain immortality for athletic achievement, the sports landscape would be very different without their involvement.  

The links to their stories are listed below:

• Don King
• The Role of Marvin Miller
• The Spencer Haywood Case
• The Top Events of the Century
• Pittsburgh 'Pirated' by Radio Broadcast
• The 1980 Olympic Boycott
• The 'Catfish' Hunter Story
• The Pete Rose Case
• The John Mackey case
• The Player Who Almost Broke Baseball's Antitrust Exemption
• The City College Scandal
• The USFL Saga
• The Longest Wait
• Hockey's Worst Assault 
• The Greatest Baseball Player to be Sued For Breach of Contract

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