Shark Attack Jerry Tarkanian and His Battle with the NCAA and UNLV

Name: Shark Attack Jerry Tarkanian and His Battle with the NCAA and UNLV
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ISBN: 9780060179809

ISBN-10: 0060179805

ISBN-13: 9780060179809

Edition: 1992

Authors: Don Yaeger

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"Jerry Tarkanian is the winningest coach in college basketball history--but this was not enough to save his job. The political waters at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas were too deep and too infested with human sharks for him to survive. Given no choice, Jerry Tarkanian resigned, effective at the end of the 1991-1992 season." "But all the questions surrounding Tarkanian's departure were never answered--some were never even asked. Until now." "Why did UNLV's president, Robert Maxson, and athletic director, Dennis Finfrock, seek to drive Tarkanian from UNLV?" "Why did the NCAA target Tarkanian for a nonstop witchhunt?" "Who was responsible for secretly feeding information--all crushing…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.408
Language: English

Don Yaeger was an Associate Editor at Sports Illustrated magazine. He is the co-author of Under the Tarnished Dome: How Notre Dame Betrayed Its Ideals for Football Glory, Pros and Cons: The Criminals Who Play in the NFL, and George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution.



Acknowledgments



The Resignation



The Thrill of Victory



The Agony of Defeat



The Courting of Jerry Tarkanian



Here Comes the NCAA: Round One



A New President, a Bad Omen



The Big Mistake: Lloyd Daniels



Here Comes the NCAA: Round Two



An Athletic Director on a Mission



In a Fix: Richard Perry



The Week That Was



Epilogue: The Final Summer