TOO MUCH, TOO FAST, TOO YOUNG: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL’S STRUGGLE TO CONTROL ITS MENACING DRUG PROBLEM

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorYoung, Nancy B.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMartin, James K.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberReed, Linda
dc.creatorThompson, Joseph L. 1971-
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-27T01:08:28Z
dc.date.available2015-08-27T01:08:28Z
dc.date.createdDecember 2013
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.date.updated2015-08-27T01:08:29Z
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines Major League Baseball’s earliest efforts to curb illicit drug usage among their players. The study focuses primarily on Bowie Kuhn and Peter Ueberroth, the first baseball commissioners to directly address the drug issue. Their failure to maintain and expand upon a joint drug program between management and players during the 1970s and 1980s was the result of coercive actions by the commissioners and constant conflict with the Major League Baseball Players Association. By examining primary and secondary sources, it is evident that the lack of an effective drug program that included strong disciplinary measures and mandatory testing for all major leaguers allowed an environment where drug abuse among players spiraled out of control. The anabolic steroid scandal in baseball that originated during the late 1980s demonstrates the collaborative failures between players and management to resolve the drug issue during the Kuhn and Ueberroth administrations.
dc.description.departmentHistory, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/1095
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectBaseball
dc.subjectDrugs
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subjectKuhn, Bowie
dc.subjectUeberroth, Peter
dc.subjectMlbpa
dc.subjectMajor league baseball players association
dc.subjectMiller, Marvin
dc.subjectFehr, Donald
dc.subjectBouton, Jim
dc.subjectGooden, Dwight
dc.subjectMajor league baseball
dc.subject1980s
dc.subjectDrug programs
dc.subjectSteroids
dc.subjectCocaine
dc.subjectAmphetamines
dc.subjectRober, Thomas
dc.titleTOO MUCH, TOO FAST, TOO YOUNG: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL’S STRUGGLE TO CONTROL ITS MENACING DRUG PROBLEM
dc.type.dcmiText
dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentHistory, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineHistory
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
THOMPSON-THESIS-2013.pdf
Size:
867.79 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

License bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
LICENSE.txt
Size:
1.84 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download

Collections

Published ETD Collection