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Title:
League of denial : the NFL's concussion crisis / produced by Michael Kirk, Jim Gilmore, Mike Wiser ; written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser and Steve Fainaru & Mark Fainaru-Wada ; directed by Michael Kirk ; a Frontline production with Kirk Documentary Group, Ltd. ; WGBH.
Author:
Kirk, Michael, producer, writer, director.

Gilmore, Jim, producer, reporter.

Wiser, Mike, producer, writer.

Fainaru, Steve, reporter, writer.

Fainaru-Wada, Mark, reporter, writer.

Lyman, Will, narrator.

Low, John E., composer.

Fainaru-Wada, Mark. League of denial: the NFL, concussions and the battle for truth.

Kirk Documentary Group.

WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)

WGBH Educational Foundation.

PBS Distribution (Firm)
Publication Information:
[Boston, MA] : WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013.

[Boston, MA] : PBS Distribution

©2013
Call Number:
RC1220.F6 L435 2013
Abstract:
A multibillion-dollar commercial juggernaut presides over America's indisputable national pastime. But the NFL is under assault as thousands of former players claim the league has covered up football's connection to long-term brain injuries. In a special two-hour investigation, Frontline and prize-winning journalists Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada of ESPN reveal the hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries.
Added Uniform Title:
Frontline (Television program)
ISBN:
9781608830053
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally broadcast on October 8, 2013 as a segment of the television program Frontline.

Based on the book: League of denial: the NFL, concussions and the battle for truth by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru.
Corporate Subject:
Contents:
Intro -- "Iron Mike" Webster -- Mike Webster's last battle -- "Here come the hits..." -- Downplaying the risk -- A scientific first -- Goodell takes charge -- Precious cargo -- "A very serious state of denial" -- Congress enters the game -- A game changer -- Damage control -- Credits.
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