dwmyers
02-04-2012, 12:15 PM
Article about a reporter, who during Super Bowl X, was asking questions about the medical effects of concussions. Some terrific quotes from Cowboys players, esp. Jean Fugett.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/opinion/nocera-the-cost-of-football-glory.html
Excerpt:
“It was different then,” Booth recalled, talking about how he got the story. “You had a lot more contact with the players than reporters do now. You could catch them in the bar, or the hotel lobby, or talk to them after practice.” When he asked players about injuries, he said, there would usually be a long silence, and then they would start talking about their most hidden fears and their deepest denial. Other players, overhearing the interview, would chime in with their own stories.
“I felt like I had opened a door that nobody had tapped before,” Booth said. “I was amazed at what they were telling me.” Other reporters who overheard Booth’s interviews were also amazed. But Booth never had to worry about being scooped. Sportswriters back then just didn’t write about subjects like whether concussions led to dementia. “They were fascinated,” said Booth, “but they had no use for the material.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/opinion/nocera-the-cost-of-football-glory.html
Excerpt:
“It was different then,” Booth recalled, talking about how he got the story. “You had a lot more contact with the players than reporters do now. You could catch them in the bar, or the hotel lobby, or talk to them after practice.” When he asked players about injuries, he said, there would usually be a long silence, and then they would start talking about their most hidden fears and their deepest denial. Other players, overhearing the interview, would chime in with their own stories.
“I felt like I had opened a door that nobody had tapped before,” Booth said. “I was amazed at what they were telling me.” Other reporters who overheard Booth’s interviews were also amazed. But Booth never had to worry about being scooped. Sportswriters back then just didn’t write about subjects like whether concussions led to dementia. “They were fascinated,” said Booth, “but they had no use for the material.”