Testimony in a National Labor Relations Board hearing is challenging the amateurism model that has remained a bedrock of college athletics as it has evolved into a billion-dollar business.
“Walter is a good shooter until the fourth period,” one coach said of Davis, a standout in both college and the N.B.A. “Then he becomes a great shooter.”
As his memory declined, Bobby Knight, the volatile former Indiana University basketball coach, found some solace in the Cleveland baseball team of his youth.