Rutgers Coach Parlays Don Imus Flap Into Book Deal
Posted Apr 17th 2007 6:49PM by Michael David Smith
Filed under: NCAA Basketball Coaches, NCAA Basketball Media Watch, Women's Sports
Rutgers women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer, in the public eye for much of the last two weeks after Don Imus called her players "nappy-headed hos," has signed a contract to write her autobiography.
"It's about an incredible woman with an extraordinary life story," said Tina Constable, executive vice president for publicity at Crown, who declined to say how much the company will pay Stringer. "She's a pioneer, a legend, an icon and a role model."
Although the Imus incident is obviously going to be the main selling point for the book, it should be noted that Stringer's life story was interesting even before Imus insulted her team. She has 777 coaching wins, she is the only women's coach to have taken three teams to the Final Four, she has a daughter who was paralyzed by spinal meningitis, she has a son who was kicked off the North Carolina State football team for his role in a fight that led to someone being shot and killed....
Please offend me. I want a book deal. I can be easily offended by simple remarks like honkee, dough boy, white boy can't jump, four eyes, metrosexual, etc...
I will take great offense and will be giving Al Sharton and Jesse Jackson a call as soon as you violate me and make living even slightly uncomfortable.