W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 1990 Kickoffs and Kickbacks: The 1951 Football Scandal at William and Mary Joan Gosnell College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the Other Education Commons, and the Sports Management Commons Recommended Citation Gosnell, Joan, "Kickoffs and Kickbacks: The 1951 Football Scandal at William and Mary" (1990). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539625632. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-c461-n184 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. KICKOFFS AND KICKBACKS: THE 1951 FOOTBALL SCANDAL AT WILLIAM AND MARY A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of History The College of William and Mary in Virginia In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts by Joan Gosnell 1990 APPROVAL SHEET This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Author Approved, April 1990 Richard Sherman ( k a ^CU.aJ)ftgyd Coyn Phiiip/J. Funig-iello TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................iv ABSTRACT..................................................... V CHAPTER I. EVENTS BEFORE THE SUMMER OF 1951............... 2 CHAPTER II. THE INVESTIGATIONS........................... 17 CHAPTER III. THE BOARD OF VISITORS MEETS................. 38 CHAPTER IV. AFTERMATH.................................... 61 BIBLIOGRAPHY.............................................. 84 iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The writer wishes to express her appreciation to Kay Domine, College Archivist, and Jim Oberle, former Assistant Archivist, for their help in finding college records.