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A Brief History of Violence and Aggression in Spectator Sports

In: Violence and Aggression in Sporting Contests

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  • R. Todd Jewell

    (University of North Texas)

  • Afsheen Moti

    (University of North Texas)

  • Dennis Coates

    (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)

Abstract

Sporting contests have provided mass entertainment throughout history. Ancient Mesoamericans had their ball games, the Greeks had the Olympic Games, and the Romans had many spectator sports such as gladiatorial contests and chariot races. As pointed out by George Orwell in the mid-twentieth century quote above, present-day versions of these ancient sports provide entertainment for passionate spectators, and they tend to be heavily influenced by financial issues. However, it is unlikely that Orwell could have foreseen the economic impact that this “heavily-financed activity” would have in the twenty-first century. Plunkett Research (2010) reports that the US sports industry generated over $400 billion in gross revenues during 2010, with the big four US professional leagues generating almost $22 billion. As a point of comparison, the entire US movie industry generated less than $10 billion in revenues in 2010, making it only slightly larger in gross revenues than the National Football League (NFL).

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  • R. Todd Jewell & Afsheen Moti & Dennis Coates, 2011. "A Brief History of Violence and Aggression in Spectator Sports," Sports Economics, Management, and Policy, in: R. Todd Jewell (ed.), Violence and Aggression in Sporting Contests, edition 1, chapter 0, pages 11-26, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:semchp:978-1-4419-6630-8_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6630-8_2
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