DAN E. MOLDEA
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR
CHATS ABOUT THE NFL
RIGGING FOOTBALL
AN INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
SPECIAL EDITION EXPOSE
WITH YOUR HOST RAY SHASHO
Dan E. Moldea is a best-selling author and investigative journalist who has reported on organized crime and political corruption since 1974.
He is the author of books about the rise and fall of Jimmy Hoffa, the contract killing of an Ohio businessman, the Mafia's penetration of Hollywood, and its influence on professional football, as well as works about the murder of Senator Robert Kennedy, the O.J. Simpson case, and the suicide of White House Deputy Counsel Vincent Foster. He received his bachelor's degree in English and history from the University of Akron, where he served as student-body president. He did his post-graduate work at Kent State University where he taught in the Honors and Experimental College. Moldea has lectured about "The Mafia in America" at colleges and universities throughout the country and has appeared on numerous national and local radio and television programs. He was also featured in the 2004 film, The Hunting of the President. He is a former president of Washington Independent Writers (now American Independent Writers). In Moldea v New York Times, Moldea sued the New York Times, allegi). In review of Interference: How Organized Crime Influences Professional Football was libelous. In 1994, the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia ruled against Moldea. I’ve been interested in Mr. Moldea since he appeared on The Pat Sajak show in 1989 to promote his book Interference. He claimed that virtually every NFL owner gambles on games and claimed that no fewer than 70 NFL games had been fixed up to that point.I became suspect of the NFL ever since Superbowl III when the 19 1 ⁄ 2 -point underdog American Football League (AFL) champion New York Jets defeated the National Football League (NFL) champion Baltimore Colts by a score of 16–7.
Vince Lombardi went on record saying that the Jets had no chance of victory. The owner of the Colts (Caroll Rosenblum) was known to be a heavy gambler, and he died under mysterious circumstances in 1979. A large bet was placed in the City of Baltimore, and according to urban legend it was Rosenblum betting 3 million on the Jets. Colts Pro Bowl defensive end Bubba Smith blamed quarterback Earl Morrall for throwing the game. He appeared to be missing wide open receivers, and he threw for 71 yards and three INTs on 6-of-17 passing. The Jets went on to win by a score of 16-7, leading to the merger of the NFL and AFL, and securing the future of the Super Bowl.Interference
How Organized Crime Influences Professional Football
– August 1, 1989
By DAN E.
MOLDEA
A shocking exposé of widespread corruption and mob influence throughout the National Football League—on the field, in the owners’ boxes, and in the corporate suites. According to investigative journalist Dan E. Moldea, for decades the National Football League has had a strong and unspoken understanding with a dangerous organized crime. In his classic exposé, Interference, Moldea bares the dark, sordid underbelly of America’s favorite professional team sport, revealing a nest of corruption that the league has largely ignored since its inception.Based on intensive research and in-depth interviews with coaches, players, mobsters, bookies, gamblers, referees, and league officials—including some of the sport’s all-time greats—the author’s shocking allegations suggest that the betting line is firmly in the hands of the mob, who occasionally manipulate the on-field action for maximum profit.
Interference
chronicles a long-standing history of gambling, drugs, and extortion, of
point-shaving and game-fixing, and reveals the eye-opening truth about numerous
gridiron contests where the final results were determined even before the
kickoff. Moldea exposes the mob connections of many of the team owners and
their startling complicity in illegal gambling operations, while showing how
NFL internal security has managed to quash nearly every investigation into
illegality and corruption within the professional football world before it
could get off the ground. Provocative, disturbing, and controversial,
Interference is a must-read for football fans and detractors alike, offering
indisputable proof that what’s really happening on the field, in the locker room,
and behind the scenes is a whole different ball game.
available
amazon.com
ALSO
PURCHASE
THESE INCREDIBLE TITLES
BY DAN E.
MOLDEA
The
Hunting of Cain
Dark Victory:
Ronald Reagan, MCA, and the Mob
The Hoffa Wars:
The Rise and Fall of Jimmy Hoffa
An Investigation of Motive, Means,
and Opportunity
Evidence Dismissed:
The Inside Story of the Police Investigation
of O.J. Simpson
Confessions of a Guerrilla Writer:
Adventures in the Jungles of Crime, Politics, and
Journalism
A WashingtonTragedy:
Bill & Hillary Clinton and the Suicide of
Vincent Foster
Hollywood Confidential:
A True Story of Wiretapping, Friendship,
and Betrayal
Forbidden Bookshelf Presents Dan E. Moldea: Interference,
The Hoffa Wars, and Dark
Victory
Money, Politics, and Corruption in U. S. Higher Education:
The Stories of Whistleblowers
all books available at amazon.com
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