Vaccaro, Others Discuss NCAA and Amateurism at Symposium

May 9, 2008

Sonny Vaccaro spun around, almost tripping on the wire attached to his microphone.   The controversial 68-year-old sports marketing genius was yelling now, ranting against the NCAA.   “Student. Athlete. Non-profit. Don’t you see? It’s a trick,” said Vaccaro, surveying a room of about 50 sports law practitioners.   Vaccaro was a controversial selection as keynote speaker for the Columbia University Sports Ethics Symposium, which was held April 24 at NFL Headquarters in New
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