Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1 The Scrappy White Leader 16
6. Chapter 2 He Got Brains: Whiteness and Intelligence on and off the Court 44
7. Chapter 3 Talking Trash (While White): A Betrayal of Tradition or a Sign of Competitive Leadership? 64
8. Chapter 4 White Thugs?: Crime and the Culture of Innocence 91
9. Chapter 5 Getting High: The New Jim Crow and White Athletes 110
10. Chapter 6 Redemption and Character Building: Making Mistakes While White 133
11. Chapter 7 (White) Women and Sports: Selling White Femininity 159
12. Chapter 8 Driving While White: NASCAR and the Politics of Race 180
13. Chapter 9 Playing the White Way: From the Cardinals to the Badgers 202
14. Chapter 10 Sporting Cultures and White Victims 226
15. Notes 237
16. References 261
17. Index 301