“The sport [football] is simply more and more identified with violence, both in its inherent nature and in its savage personnel... [The National Football League] now needs a guardian, not a CEO.” NeedsFactsSportsDealsViolenceFootballLeagueInherentSavagesCeoGuardianPersonnel Author:Frank Deford
“I think one of the most immoral things is college football and basketball, where everybody is making money except the players.” ThinkingPlayerFootballCollegeBasketballMaking MoneyImmoralCollege Football Author:Frank Deford
“I criticize the NFL in many ways, but I think it's made great strides. I think college basketball, great strides. College football means so much to alumni, doesn't it? It sort of represents the school. It's when you go back; it's at the beginning of the school year.” ThinkingWayYearsMeanMadeSchoolFootballCollegeBasketballNflCriticizeStrideCollege FootballSchool YearsCollege BasketballAlumni Author:Frank Deford
“I don't think you can explain why all these other sports and college basketball have a fair representation of African American coaches, but college football doesn't. You can dig and scramble and scratch, but at the end of the day I think it's just pure, old-fashioned racism.” ThinkingEndsSportsFootballCollegePureBasketballRacismFairsCoachesAfrican AmericanThe End Of The DayRepresentationOld FashionedScratchesCollege FootballCollege Basketball Author:Frank Deford
