Table of Contents

Introduction; I: African American Culture and Sport; 1: The Role of Sport in the Black Community; 2: Cool Pose: Black Masculinity and Sports; 3: Betting Against the Odds: An Overview of Black Sports Participation; II: The Image of the African American Athlete; 4: The Dominant Images of Black Men in America: The Representation of O.J. Simpson; 5: Black Sports Images in Transition: The Impact of Tiger’s Roar; 6: Race Logic and “Being Like Mike”: Representations of Athletes in Advertising, 1985–1994; III: Athletic Performance: A Question of Black is Best; 7: Race and Athletic Performance: A Physiological Review; 8: The Athletic Dominance of African Americans—Is There a Genetic Basis?; 9: An Examination of Basketball Performance Orientations Among African American Males; IV: College Sports: Opportunity or Exploitation?; 10: The Case Against NCAA Proposition 48; 11: African American Player Codes on Celebration, Taunting, and Sportsmanlike Conduct; V: Racism and Discrimination in Sport; 12: The African American Athlete: Social Myths and Stereotypes; 13: Stacking in Major League Baseball; 14: African American Male Head Coaches: In the “Red Zone,” But Can They Score?; VI: Professional Sports: Chasing the Dream; 15: Race, Sport, and Future Orientation; 16: A Comparison of Professional Sports Career Aspirations Among College Athletes

About the Author

Gary A. Sailes teaches in the Department of Kinesiology at Indiana University, Bloomington, and is editor of the Journal of African American Men.