When
the Game Is On the Line: From the Man Who Brought the Heat to Miami and
the Browns Back to Cleveland, An Inside Look at the High-Stakes World of
Sports Deal Making
by Rick Horrow, et al
Book Description: A fascinating insider's look at the people, politics,
and power plays behind the mega sports deals.
Have you ever wondered how a monumental new sports stadium ever gets
built? Why a major-league team "moves" from one city to another? How one
city beats out a dozen competitors for an expansion franchise? Or what
really happens behind closed doors, when billionaire team owners, cagey
politicians, and pin-striped lawyers hash out the details that can make
or break a city's dreams to attract or keep a team?
In When the Game Is on the Line, Rick Horrow pulls back the curtain
to reveal the real stories behind the biggest sports deals of the past
twenty years, many of which he has brokered, to the tune of some $13 billion
in infrastructure investment alone. Since his first battles, squaring off
against legendary Dolphins owner Joe Robbie and a backstabbing Miami City
Commission, Horrow has tangled with some of the most colorful figures in
sports management and civic development, including NFL Commissioner Paul
Tagliabue, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and golf superstar Jack Nicklaus.
The results have included new stadiums in dozens of cities (from Boston's
FleetCenter to Denver's Invesco Field), off-season training facilities,
league expansions-and the bragging rights to go with them. When the Game
Is on the Line takes you beyond the bleachers and into the smoke-filled
rooms, where big egos clash, coalitions are built, and multi-million-dollar
agreements are put in play. For anyone interested in the high-octane world
where sports, politics, and business meet, When the Game Is on the Line
will be a must-read.
Hardcover: 224 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.85 x
9.28 x 6.42
Publisher: Perseus Publishing; (April 15, 2003)
ISBN: 0738208078
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