Acknowledgements

First and foremost, I would like to thank the football players who shared their experiences and reflections with me. This book has been written for them. I would especially like to thank the many people who inspired aspects of the book and encouraged my writing in different ways including, but certainly not limited to, Robert Stebbins, Augustine Brannigan, Arthur Frank, Liza McCoy, Geraint Osborne, John McTaggart, Peter Sinclair, Scott Kenney, Elizabeth Quinlan, Michael Rohatynsky, Jacob Sparks, and Andrea Quinlan. I also thank Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot, Peter Donnelly, John Manzo, and the many other people who reviewed and commented on early versions of the manuscript. I am particularly indebted to the students who have taken my Sports Law, Sports Ethics, and Social Problems in Sport courses at the University of Guelph and Lakehead University Orillia and who have so willingly explored many of the ideas in this book with me. Lastly, I gratefully acknowledge the many people at Athabasca University Press who brought this book to life.