Why did the concept of professional athletes having agents gather steam in the 1960s?

What will be an ideal response?


With the advent of television, professional sports became more visible. Television meant the influx of more money into sports. More money meant players forming unions and wanting more of the pie. Cable and satellite television continues this trend, and sports agents followed the money and have served as advocates for professional athletes rights.

Criminal Justice

You might also like to view...

Intrafamilial sexual abuse excludes incest and refers to exploitative sexual contact occurring between relatives

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Criminal Justice

Identify a component of the criminal justice system.

A. Cooperatives B. Arbitration C. Courts D. Sole proprietorship

Criminal Justice

Automobile patrol accounts for almost seventy percent of patrol activities

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Criminal Justice

Information received from anonymous informants is always considered equal in quality to that received from known informants, in providing reasonable suspicion for a stop

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Criminal Justice