The Pony Trap: Escaping The 1987 SMU Football Death Penalty
Neighborhood resident David Blewett will be signing copies of “The Pony Trap: Escaping The 1987 SMU Football Death Penalty” Thursday, Nov. 29, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Dallas Central (formerly the Radisson), 6070 N. Central Expressway. IZoom Radio, a neighborhood internet radio station, will be broadcasting live, and some of Blewett’s former SMU teammates will be on hand to discuss the book and the death penalty.
The book tells the well-known story from the student-athlete perspective. SMU was penalized for various recruiting violations, including boosters paying players cash to play for SMU. Blewett had been an SMU football player for two years when the death penalty was handed down by the NCAA in 1987; rather than transferring, Blewett stayed at SMU, eventually earned an MBA and works in Dallas.
If you plan to attend the event, email buzzleann@hotmail.com or call 214-931-6567. You can order the book online at davidblewett.com.
