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Matthew Futterman and Russell Wolf:
The Business of Sports
MatthewFutterman,aseniorspecialwriterforsportswithTheWallStreet
Journal, and Russell Wolff, Executive Vice President at ESPN, discuss
the transformation of professional sports from a cottage industry
to a massive global business. As recently as the 1970s, elite athletes
earned so little money that many were forced to work second jobs in
the off-season to make ends meet. Roger Staubach, for example, made
only $25,000 in his first season as the starting quarterback of the Dallas
Cowboys. In conjunction with the publication of Futterman’s new book,
Play—The Story of Sports and Money, and the Visionaries Who
Fought to Create a Revolution, Futterman and Wolff review the revolution that moved modern athletes
from the bottom of the financial pyramid to the top, the trade-offs those changes have wrought, and
debate what the future of sports holds in store.
Matthew Futterman is a senior special writer for sports with The Wall Street Journal. He has previously
worked for The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Star-Ledger of New Jersey, where he was a part of the
team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News in 2005. Russell Wolff is Executive Vice President
and Managing Director, ESPN International. Both graduated from Mamaroneck High School.
Wednesday, May 4: 7:30 – 8:30 pm
MHS Tiered Classroom / $25 / Code 100
Students admitted free (no registration necessary)
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TRIPS
Our trip program is designed to offer educational opportunities
to enjoy regional cultural, historic, and arts sites. We’ve
sourced the best places, smartest docents, great restaurants, and
taken care of details like entrance fees and even transportation for
more distant sites.
Staten Island: Isle of Mystery NEW!
Before Newport, Staten Island was the secret hideaway for the
élite of New York and a chic summer resort for residents of the
American South. During this all-day tour, we’ll discover sweeping
waterfront vistas, elegant churches, handsome Victorian mansions,
a majestic Civil War fort overlooking the New York Harbor, a
memorable “storybook cottage,” and more.
Learn of famous residents of Staten Island who have included
Cornelius Vanderbilt, once America’s wealthiest man; noted
author, Henry James; Central Park designer, Frederick Law
Olmsted; the creator of modern Italy, Giuseppe Garibaldi; and
one of America’s first women photographers, Alice Austen.
We will visit sites including the former Sailors’ Snug Harbor
— a remarkable 19th century Greek Revival complex, built by
Robert Richard Randall as a retirement home for “aged and
decrepit sailors,” the fascinating New York Chinese Scholar’s
Garden, the new home of the Staten Island Yankees, the site
of the National Lighthouse Museum, and the Garibaldi-Meucci
Museum. Lunch will be at Basilio Inn, a historic restaurant
established in 1921. This tour includes walking and some stair
climbing.
New York historian Justin Ferate was honored by the New
York State Tourism Council as “New York’s Most Engaging
Tour Guide.”
Tuesday: May 10: 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Bus leaves from Harbor Island Parking lot / $145/