American Amateur Players Arise: You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Amateurism

Authors

Gould IV, William B.

Abstract

Enormous wealth obtained by universities and affiliates through the labor of so-called student athletes, disproportionately Black Americans, is a scandal awaiting redress through law, legislation and the solidarity of the athletes themselves. The response of players to these inequities has taken a number of forms: minimum wage litigation, representation petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board, antitrust litigation and now so-called pay-to-play legislation in California and elsewhere. The COVID-19 crisis has exposed university reliance upon unpaid labor for revenues, and this has inspired new demands by student athletes.

Recommended Citation

Gould IV, William B., American Amateur Players Arise: You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Amateurism, 61 Santa Clara L. Rev. 159 (2021).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/lawreview/vol61/iss1/5