Fame to Infamy: Race, Sport, and the Fall from Grace

Contents

Contents vii Acknowledgments ix Foreword: The Power of Nine —Roy F. Fox 3 Introduction: Thoughts on Fame and Infamy —DaviD C. ogDen anD Joel nathan Rosen 8 Barry Bonds: Of Passion and Hostility —lisa DoRis alexanDeR 30 Kirby Puckett: A Middle American Tragedy —sheRRie l. Wilson 45 Don’t Believe the Hype: The Racial Representation of Mike Tyson in Three Acts —thabiti leWis 61 Lost in Translation: Voice, Masculinity, Race, and the 1998 Home Run Chase —shelley luCas 76 Branch Rickey: Moral Capitalist —RobeRt F. leWis ii 102 Inextricably Linked: Joe Louis and Max Schmeling Revisited —C. oRen ReniCk anD Joel nathan Rosen 122 Mortgaging Michael Jordan’s Reputation —JeFFRey lane 146 A Precarious Perch: Wilt Chamberlain, Basketball Stardom, and Racial Politics —gRegoRy J. kaliss vi Contents 170 Jim Brown: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of a Cultural Icon —RobeRta J. neWman 191 Afterword: Sports and the Iron Fist of Myth —JaCk lule 199 Contributors 203 Index ...