A Season Of Shame.

Authors :: Starr, Mark
Samuels, Allison
Smith, Vern
Begun, Bret
Brant, Martha
Downey, Sarah
Source :: Newsweek. 5/29/2000, Vol. 135 Issue 22, p56. 5p. 27 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :: 2000
Abstract: Discusses the increasing number of crimes being committed by professional athletes in the United States. Details of charges against Mark Chmura and other National Football League (NFL) players; Impact of sudden celebrity on criminal behavior of athletes; Portrayal of athletes in popular culture; Difficulty encountered by many sports stars trying to reconcile their impoverished backgrounds with their new-found wealth and fame.