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Imus fallout might have benefit in the long term.(Don Imus)
Byline: David J. Neal
MIAMI _ Will there come a time when a young woman championship athlete with kinky hair and an iPod full of hip-hop free of "b----" and "ho" thinks, "Thank you, Don Imus?"
Could be.
Recent history says when impolite comments rip away sports' and society's polite veneer to reveal still-present infections from old diseases, two things have happened: punishment for the speaker, but also discussion about sports' societal condition of which the speaker's words were only a symptom.
See the American sports Hall of Verbal Infamy that Imus just joined in the public mind: Al Campanis. Jimmy the Greek. Marge Schott. Dennis Rodman. Fuzzy Zoeller. Reggie White.
- CAMPANIS REVISITED THE EX-DODGER EXECUTIVE DESERVES SECOND CHANCE
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Larry Whiteside, Globe Staff March 16, 1989 700+ words
...baseball minority hiring practices, Al Campanis was a spectator. He was far removed...his time of crisis -- the furor Campanis created on ABC's "Nightline...The resulting uproar not only cost Campanis his job as vice president of player...
- TEN YEARS LATER, CAMPANIS STILL A TRAGIC FIGURE.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) April 6, 1997 700+ words
...televised newsshow interview revealed that Al Campanis lacked some of the necessities to be...maybe the doctors can do a favor for Al Campanis' friends and former baseball colleagues...and find out, once and for all, if Campanis has a racist bone in his body. If you...
- EX-DODGER GM CAMPANIS DEAD AT 81; WINNING CAREER ENDED BY HIS REMARKS ON...
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) June 22, 1998 700+ words
...Matt McHale Daily News Staff Writer Al Campanis, the architect of four Dodgers pennant...national television, died Sunday at 81. Campanis, the Dodgers general manager from 1968...him to resign April 8, 1987, after Campanis told ABC's ``Nightline'' that black...
- Former Dodgers exec Al Campanis dead at 81.(Originated from The Orange County...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Miller, Jeff June 22, 1998 700+ words
...words destroyed a career, and now Al Campanis will forever have two faces in baseball...grandchildren. Services are pending. Campanis was the team's general manager from...former commissioner Bowie Kuhn, who knew Campanis for nearly half a century. ``If you...
- After a Long Wait, Campanis Is Back in the Game; Former Dodgers Executive...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Lawrence Rocca July 27, 1995 700+ words
...to vacation, retire or hide. Al Campanis, 78 and recovering from a stroke...and professional acts combined -- Campanis is back in baseball. "Fortunately...everything is working out well," said Campanis, who since last August has been...
- Like Elia and pals, Campanis shall return
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Joel Bierig June 29, 1987 700+ words
...mouths, but down their throats. Al Campanis, the Los Angeles Dodgers' former vice...sport on national television. To borrow Campanis' line, you could say both lack "some...to managerial jobs in any industry. Campanis has paid the price, having been fired...
- Koppel's critics drop ball in Campanis case
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Daniel Ruth April 14, 1987 700+ words
...anchor Ted Koppel and recent guest Al Campanis, former player-personnel executive...criticized for simply doing his job while Campanis was flubbing his. In what would turn out to be a controversial interview with Campanis last week on "Nightline," to celebrate...
- The firing of Al Campanis won't solve one thing
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Phillip Jackson April 29, 1987 700+ words
...organization to demand that the Dodgers give Al Campanis back his job. Mr. Campanis is the white, front-office executive of the...smart enough to know that the firing of Mr. Campanis will not change any of the problems in our society...