| Revision as of 03:05, 21 January 2008 editViperNerd (talk | contribs)2,106 edits POV. Was the University holding him hostage? Was the University forcibly shooting him up with steroids? I fail to see how he needed rescuing from the University.← Previous edit | Revision as of 03:09, 21 January 2008 edit undoViperNerd (talk | contribs)2,106 edits POV. This statement does nothing but imply facts not in evidence. The fact that no indictment was brought against Morrison is evidence enough that he was not involved.Next edit → | ||
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| }}</ref> A fifth person, John Landon Carter of Bethesda, Maryland, was also charged with dispensing anabolic steroids to four former Gamecock players: Tommy Chaikin, David Poinsett, Heyward Myers and George Hyder.<ref name="NYTimes4" /> The indictments charged that illegal acts occurred from 1984 through December 1987.<ref name="NYTimes4" /> Gadd, Washburn, and Kurucz were accused of conspiring to "provide money to certain players and athletic personnel of the university for the purchasing of steroids for use by athletic personnel."<ref name="NYTimes4" /> The indictments stated that the three monitored training programs to enhance steroid use and "would arrange to obtain sources for the purchase of unprescribed, misbranded steroids which were thereafter utilized by football players."<ref name="NYTimes4" /> Kephart was charged with conspiring with other members of the USC athletic community to obtain steroids illegally across state lines,<ref></ref> and the indictments charged that he and unidentified others "would administer the steroids to each other to improve athletic performance and to enhance physical appearance."<ref name="NYTimes4" /> The ], Vinton D. Lide, said he would not charge players or graduate assistants with crimes because he considered them to be victims |
}}</ref> A fifth person, John Landon Carter of Bethesda, Maryland, was also charged with dispensing anabolic steroids to four former Gamecock players: Tommy Chaikin, David Poinsett, Heyward Myers and George Hyder.<ref name="NYTimes4" /> The indictments charged that illegal acts occurred from 1984 through December 1987.<ref name="NYTimes4" /> Gadd, Washburn, and Kurucz were accused of conspiring to "provide money to certain players and athletic personnel of the university for the purchasing of steroids for use by athletic personnel."<ref name="NYTimes4" /> The indictments stated that the three monitored training programs to enhance steroid use and "would arrange to obtain sources for the purchase of unprescribed, misbranded steroids which were thereafter utilized by football players."<ref name="NYTimes4" /> Kephart was charged with conspiring with other members of the USC athletic community to obtain steroids illegally across state lines,<ref></ref> and the indictments charged that he and unidentified others "would administer the steroids to each other to improve athletic performance and to enhance physical appearance."<ref name="NYTimes4" /> The ], Vinton D. Lide, said he would not charge players or graduate assistants with crimes because he considered them to be victims.<ref name="NYTimes4" /> | ||
| Following the indictments, Washburn, Kurucz, Kephart, and Carter entered into plea-bargain agreements with the ].<ref name="APacquittal" /> They were awaiting sentencing when Gadd, who elected to fight the charges, was acquitted by a ] jury on ], ].<ref name="APacquittal" /> Gadd, 42 years old at the time, could have been sentenced to up to two years in prison and fined $101,000 if convicted on all counts.<ref name="APacquittal" /> On ], ], the remaining four were sentenced. ] G. Ross Anderson sentenced John Carter to serve three months at a community security facility.<ref name="APsentences" /> Among the coaches, Tom Kurucz received the harshest sentence: six months in a halfway house and three years probation.<ref name="APsentences" /> James Washburn and Keith Kephart were sentenced to three months in a halfway house and given three-year probationary terms.<ref name="APsentences" /> | Following the indictments, Washburn, Kurucz, Kephart, and Carter entered into plea-bargain agreements with the ].<ref name="APacquittal" /> They were awaiting sentencing when Gadd, who elected to fight the charges, was acquitted by a ] jury on ], ].<ref name="APacquittal" /> Gadd, 42 years old at the time, could have been sentenced to up to two years in prison and fined $101,000 if convicted on all counts.<ref name="APacquittal" /> On ], ], the remaining four were sentenced. ] G. Ross Anderson sentenced John Carter to serve three months at a community security facility.<ref name="APsentences" /> Among the coaches, Tom Kurucz received the harshest sentence: six months in a halfway house and three years probation.<ref name="APsentences" /> James Washburn and Keith Kephart were sentenced to three months in a halfway house and given three-year probationary terms.<ref name="APsentences" /> | ||
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In October of 1988, the American college football establishment was stunned by a lengthy Sports Illustrated article on steroid abuse at the University of South Carolina. The article, titled "The Nightmare of Steroids" and written by University of South Carolina football player Tommy Chaikin in collaboration with Sports Illustrated's Rick Telander, reported the widespread use of steroids in the football program at the school. Following the article, a Federal grand jury indicted four University of South Carolina football coaches in connection with steroid distribution to players. Three of the coaches pleaded guilty in plea-bargain arrangements and the fourth was acquitted. The article was a significant factor in the passage of the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 1990 by the United States Congress. According to J. Whitlock, of the Kansas City Star, the University of South Carolina steroid scandal is the largest scandal involving steroid use by college athletes in American collegiate sports history.
"The Nightmare of Steroids"
"The Nightmare of Steroids" was featured in the October 24, 1988 issue of Sports Illustrated. The article begins with Tommy Chaikin, a defensive lineman on the University of South Carolina (USC) football team, vividly narrating his steroid-induced experiences the day before the annual South Carolina-Clemson football game in 1987. In his own words, Chaikin describes himself sitting in his dorm room on the USC campus with a loaded handgun pressed to his chin. The story continues in stream of consciousness fashion to describe how he had arrived at the brink of suicide, and includes other significant factors in his three year odyssey with steroids including peer pressure, the physical and mental effects of the steroids on himself and his teammates, the coaches involved, and his eventual rescue by his father.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
Federal indictments
Shortly after the article ran in Sports Illustrated, an investigation by South Carolina's Fifth Circuit Solicitor James Anders was announced. On April 19, 1989 a Federal grand jury indicted USC defensive coordinator Tom Gadd, defensive line coach James Washburn, tight ends coach Tom Kurucz, and strength coach Keith Kephart in connection with steroid distribution to players. A fifth person, John Landon Carter of Bethesda, Maryland, was also charged with dispensing anabolic steroids to four former Gamecock players: Tommy Chaikin, David Poinsett, Heyward Myers and George Hyder. The indictments charged that illegal acts occurred from 1984 through December 1987. Gadd, Washburn, and Kurucz were accused of conspiring to "provide money to certain players and athletic personnel of the university for the purchasing of steroids for use by athletic personnel." The indictments stated that the three monitored training programs to enhance steroid use and "would arrange to obtain sources for the purchase of unprescribed, misbranded steroids which were thereafter utilized by football players." Kephart was charged with conspiring with other members of the USC athletic community to obtain steroids illegally across state lines, and the indictments charged that he and unidentified others "would administer the steroids to each other to improve athletic performance and to enhance physical appearance." The United States Attorney, Vinton D. Lide, said he would not charge players or graduate assistants with crimes because he considered them to be victims.
Following the indictments, Washburn, Kurucz, Kephart, and Carter entered into plea-bargain agreements with the federal prosecutor. They were awaiting sentencing when Gadd, who elected to fight the charges, was acquitted by a United States District Court jury on June 21, 1989. Gadd, 42 years old at the time, could have been sentenced to up to two years in prison and fined $101,000 if convicted on all counts. On August 10, 1989, the remaining four were sentenced. United States District Judge G. Ross Anderson sentenced John Carter to serve three months at a community security facility. Among the coaches, Tom Kurucz received the harshest sentence: six months in a halfway house and three years probation. James Washburn and Keith Kephart were sentenced to three months in a halfway house and given three-year probationary terms.
References
- The Nightmare of Steroids
- "SPORTS PEOPLE: COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Steroid Use Reported". New York Times. The New York Times Company. 1990-02-20. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "4 Ex-Football Aides Indicted In South Carolina Steroid Case". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 1989-04-20. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ "Sentences in Steroid Case". The New York Times. The Associated Press. 1989-08-11. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|accessdaymonth=(help) - ^ "Acquittal in Steroid Trial". The New York Times. The Associated Press. 1989-06-22. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|accessdaymonth=(help) - AEJMC Archives "Sports Illustrated, War on Drugs, Agenda building and political timing"
- "Steroid users victims of system". Whitlock, J. Kansas City Star. 2006-08-29. C1. Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
- NY Times - Sports People; Inquiry Planned
- Putting pressure on illegal steroid traffic.