Major Coaches Support Gambling Ban
Submitted on March 31, 2000 - 1:00am.
Charmaine Smith - Spring 2000
WASHINGTON _ A bill in Congress that outlaws betting on amateur sports has garnered formal support from 62 major college coaches.
Among the coaches supporting it are Volunteer head football coach Phillip Fulmer and women's head basketball coach Pat Head Summitt.
" There's no gambling here on this team," Fulmer said. "I don't think the bill affects this team at all. I just think the bill tries to make the sport better and college athletics cleaner."
Fulmer, Summitt and coaches from universities across the nation sent a letter of thanks to Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., for co-sponsoring the Amateur Sports Integrity Act. Not on the list of signatures was Jerry Green, head coach for the men's basketball team at UT. Green could not be reached for comment, but UT athletics director Doug Dickey said he is certain that Green supports the bill.
Among the coaches supporting it are Volunteer head football coach Phillip Fulmer and women's head basketball coach Pat Head Summitt.
" There's no gambling here on this team," Fulmer said. "I don't think the bill affects this team at all. I just think the bill tries to make the sport better and college athletics cleaner."
Fulmer, Summitt and coaches from universities across the nation sent a letter of thanks to Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., for co-sponsoring the Amateur Sports Integrity Act. Not on the list of signatures was Jerry Green, head coach for the men's basketball team at UT. Green could not be reached for comment, but UT athletics director Doug Dickey said he is certain that Green supports the bill.
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