The Game Behind the Game: High Pressure, High Stakes in Television Sports

by Terry O'Neill

Provides access to the worlds of Howard Cosell and John Madden and the many sports personalities they cover, from the man responsible for making a winner out of the ailing CBS sports

Genres: Sports

291 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Robert]

An interesting discussion of the development of pro football coveage through the eyes of a somewhat self-improtant producer. I learned a lot, including why I don't waste my time on watching professional football anymore and what sort of a person promotes the career of a windbag like John Madden.