Fame to Infamy: Race, Sport, and the Fall from Grace follows the paths of sports figures who were embraced by the general populace but who, through a variety of

This book traces the roots of modern notions of celebrity, fame, and infamy back to the Hellenistic period of classical antiquity, when sensational personages l

"This book takes up the question of whether and how to tell the story of the law's infamy. It examines when and why the word infamy should be used to characteri