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'The Business Of Amateurs' Tackles Complicated Relationship Between Student Athletes And NCAA

'The Business Of Amateurs' Tackles Complicated Relationship Between Student Athletes And NCAA

FromEssential Pittsburgh Archives


'The Business Of Amateurs' Tackles Complicated Relationship Between Student Athletes And NCAA

FromEssential Pittsburgh Archives

ratings:
Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The class schedule of a full-time student, hours of homework and 40 to 80 hours a week of practice, all while balancing extracurricular and social activities. This is the life of a student athlete, or really, an “athlete student” according to Bob DeMars, former University of Southern California defensive end and creator of the documentary “The Business of Amateurs.”
Released:
Jun 20, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (20)

Essential Pittsburgh was a daily news and talk show hosted by Paul Guggenheimer and produced by 90.5 WESA until July 2016. It featured community leaders and newsmakers in the arts, sciences, technology, business, health care, government and education.