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Saints, the Superdome, and the Scandal by Dave Dixon (2008, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherArcadia Publishing

ISBN-101589804937

ISBN-139781589804937

eBay Product ID (ePID)59362002

Product Key Features

Book TitleSaints, the Superdome, and the Scandal

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Football

Publication Year2008

IllustratorYes

GenreSports & Recreation, History

AuthorDave Dixon

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight19.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2007-048297

TitleLeadingThe

Number of Volumes1 vol.

SynopsisHow football came to New Orleans. Before the Saints were synonymous with New Orleans, Dave Dixon was gathering support to create a team and build a Superdome to accommodate them. Offering an insider's perspective on the historical events that shaped the New Orleans sports scene, Dixon reveals a national political scandal from the late 1960s, which he credits with altering the political landscape of America., "Filled with insider stories about the sports scene of New Orleans and previously untold secret political maneuvers made to bring the Saints to New Orleans." -New Orleans Times-Picayune "Dave Dixon offers a behind-the-scenes look at the New Orleans NFL." -(LA) The Daily Advertiser Before the Saints were synonymous with New Orleans, Dave Dixon was gathering support to create a team and build a Superdome to accommodate them. The man affectionately known as the "Father of the Saints" gives an insider's perspective on the historical events that shaped the New Orleans sports scene. Little-known facts reveal the negotiations, the payoffs, and the votes that eventually led to the announcement of the sixteenth franchise of the National Football League on November 1, 1966. Nine years after the NFL announcement, the Louisiana Superdome opened on August 3, 1975, as a fifty-two-acre, 269,000-square-foot facility that forever changed the skyline of New Orleans. The opening of this facility not only served as the home of the Saints, but later became home to evacuees of Hurricane Katrina. As Dixon reflects on the efforts of the key individuals who worked collectively to make this happen, he shares insight on a national scandal that he credits with altering our political landscape following the 1968 presidential elections and eventually leading to the fall of John McKeithen, a dear friend and supporter of the Saints. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dave Dixon, named one of the "Ten Most Important New Orleanians of the 20th Century" by New Orleans Magazine was widely known for his time as the executive director of the Louisiana Superdome. He was the founder of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1983 and cofounder of World Championship Tennis. He served as a member of Loyola University's Board of Trustees and spoke to both Harvard University and Stanford University graduate schools of business. Dixon passed away in August of 2010., This autobiography offers a fascinating view of the remarkable life of Dave Dixon, who revolutionized the sports world and especially the sports world of New Orleans. He was instrumental in bringing the Saints NFL franchise to town and in getting the Louisiana Superdome built, and even had an insider's perspective of at least one national political scandal.