The NCAA engaged in a bitter power struggle with the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). "Protection of College Athletes. Hearings Before the Special Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, Ninety-Third Congress; First Session on H.R. 5623 and H.R. 5624", March and April 1973. The complexity of those problems and the growth in membership and championships demonstrated the need for full-time professional leadership.
The NCAA engaged in a bitter power struggle with the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). "Protection of College Athletes. Hearings Before the Special Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Educati.on and Labor. House of Representatives Ninety-Third Congress; First Session on H.R 5623 and H.R. 5624", March and April 1973. The comp,lexity of those problems and the growth in membership and championships demonstrated the need for full-time professional leadership.