At that point, I was looking forward to a trial, said Cobb. Seven schools and more than 30 players were implicated in the 1951 probe; more than 20 schools were involved in the 1961 incidents. Ernie Cobb is also introduced, a senior, team captain, and Boston Colleges top scorer. The phone calls flooded in from his friends and family in Boston and Connecticut, with despaired voices on the other end asking, Did you do this? I feel like I did all that fighting after I lost my dream of playing in the NBA, and it was all in vain. He really set the tone in terms of being a strong, dynamic, willful player that wondrous talents like John Bagley, Michael Adams and Dana Barros, all of whom went on to play ball in the NBA after their careers at B.C., followed. The test run for the scheme proved unsuccessful when Boston College's team established an early lead and ultimately won the game by nineteen points. Hes also jumping on the scandals latest publicity wave to tout Mike, the SpongeBob-like sports cartoon character whose online life includes links to the NFL Shop, NBA Store and other merchandise outlets. He was determined to prove that he could do the work, which would enable him to further chase his athletic dreams. I didnt think anything of it. Rocco Perla was sentenced to four years' imprisonment. [3] Kuhn was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment,[4] later reduced to 28 months. Convinced that Cobb was innocent after his mentee walked him through everything that had transpired, and certain that he was being used by the federal government to send more organized crime figures to prison, Alswanger began working the phones. Kuhn was thus expected to keep the score below the six- to seven-point margin. Although Cobb maintains that he received money from Rocco, he claims it was just for winning the game even though Rocco claims he knew for sure. Jimmy said he was finished. We have decided to cover the most scandalous of all 30-for-30s, Playing for the Mob. won by only two points and I had a lot of losing money down on this game. He dreamed of walking away from Boston College at seasons end as one of the schools most revered sons before embarking on what he hoped would be an accomplished, financially rewarding career in the NBA. I called my buddy Frank Melzer, who was an attorney, said Alswanger. According to the Boston Globe, Judge Henry Bramwell, who set sentencing for January 8, 1982, told the jury, "I agree with your verdict." I was like, You gotta be kidding me! Jim Sweeney and Rick Kuhns names werent mentioned anywhere. Cobb, for his part, was tried for conspiracy and acquitted. The whole team is confused as Sweeney hides on the bench. I just knew that not only was I going to make the team, but I was going to be a factor in the NBA. Other times, they didnt deliver as promised, which caused some very dangerous and ill-tempered men to lose large sums of cash. He graduated from Woodworth Public School in 1985 and earned a bachelors degree from University of Sioux Falls. Bets in this column are given in the format ", Winner is given as either Opp or BC and the margin of victory. So I didnt even go on trial with Kuhn and the mobsters that put the whole thing in motion.. They had Kuhn approach Ernie Cobb, the leading scorer on the team, but it has never been proven if Cobb agreed to cooperate. Theres never been any mob money riding on the outcomes, as far as anyone knows. Snitching is seen as one of the worst things you can do to a business partner, but to these people, it is just water under the bridge. As a backup center with limited effect on a games outcome, he won over the mobsters by bringing Ernie Cobb, the teams leading scorer, and Sweeney, the point guard who controlled the ball for much of the game, into the fold. In the summer of 1978, Rocco Perla and his older brother Anthony, back in Pittsburgh, were the ones who initially conceived the point-shaving scheme that would later rock the college basketball world. Sweeney goes on to sell his computer service company and make millions. Jan. 18 (UPI) -- The Justice Department Wednesday filed a complaint against a sheriff's department in Cumberland County, Tenn., alleging it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when firing an officer with an opioid use disorder. Zimmerman also asked the court to consider Kuhn's 'crime-free background' and his cooperation with federal authorities in the Cobb case. He didn't want to be bothered with these kids anymore." Suspenseful music plays and the trial begins. According to Hill's testimony, he met with Kuhn and cocaptain Jim Sweeney in a hotel room near Boston's Logan Airport in November of 1978 to cement the deal. "He said he had a betting thing set up in a way to make money during the season so that we could be taken care of," said Reed, now a nurse in Syracuse, N.Y. Reed also testified that Kuhn threatened to kill her if she ever told of the scheme. Burke, through Hill, would front the money to pay the players, forwarding the money through Mazzei and the Perla brothers. Rick Kuhn during Boston College men's basketball's 1977-1978 season. We get footage of the games and the scheme continued, but no one knew just how much the fixers made. It had to cost around $200,000 at the time to defend me.. They kept saying that they liked the idea of just shaving points and not blowing the games." Perla and Kuhn had gone to high school together and were good friends. But I found out that I wouldnt be allowed to leave the United States because the government was going to bring me to trial.. (In some of the Boston College games cited, the Eagles were underdogs and lost by more than the point spread.). He wasnt a trial lawyer, so he brought in his colleague, David Golub. I felt like, You put my name out there, so let me clear my name! When they investigated me, I told them straight up about the $1,000 that Rocco Perla had given me. Sweeney hears Tony explain that this is the grand finale, Tony claims he never threatened him. Supreme Court mulls questions about students' accessibility rights. He said he would have done that if the sides were reversed. He worked hard in class. Playing for the Mob: The Story of College Kids Breaking Bad Justice Department files complaint after officer fired for opioid use disorder. And as black kids who loved ball in Boston, he represented something for us, giving the younger generation something to aspire toin terms of their basketball skillsbecause he was putting in some serious work.. But Im so proud of him because he picked his life back up and made the best of it. I saw Ernie score 28 points against the Celtics in one of the final pre-season games when he was with the Nets, said Alswanger, Cobbs former high school coach. So I guess the thought process was, Well, if there were criminal activities going on, it had to be the brothers! My name and picture, and Michael Bowies as well, was on the front page of every newspaper in the country.. They mentioned the $1,000 that Rocco Perla gave my girlfriend and I told them the truth. He took advantage of an opportunity that surfaced when a pro team from Israel offered him a spot on their roster. The fact that I went to court and fought for my name, that I stood up for myself and cleared my name, that I was exonerated and acquitted, its a travesty that Im still associated with this., My name is indelibly linked to it, Cobb continued. We also see Liotta, as Hill, trying to impress Robert DeNiro, who portrayed the mobster Jimmy Burke. While Hill was being questioned, FBI agents inadvertently mentioned his frequent trips to Boston around the time of the Lufthansa heist. In this case, while the spread was as high as 5, the syndicate was able to lay just 2 points, and therefore pushed when Holy Cross won by 2. Barbara Reed, 25, Kuhn's former girlfriend who was living with him at the time, testified that Kuhn uncharacteristically began buying her presents -- a stereo set, a television set and jewelry -- during the winter of 1978-79. In the 1979 NBA Draft, Magic Johnson was the first overall pick of the Los Angeles Lakersafter leading Michigan State University to the National Championship over Larry Birds Indiana State team. And in that article in Sports Illustrated, Henry Hill says, The word came back that Cobb was enthusiastic. The key phrase there is The word came back. 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Dubbed Playing for the Mob, it documents the twists and turns that brought Sweeney and two other BC players into the throes of New York mobster Henry Hill, whose name later became famous when he was portrayed by Ray Liotta in the 1990 hit movie Goodfellas. But he did take money. After discussing their strategy with Kuhn and Sweeney, it was agreed that an upcoming game against Providence would be an appropriate test for their scheme. But, as Sweeney points out, the government didnt need to prove that point shaving actually happened, just that a conspiracy to shave them had. I dont know if they recognize it, but B.C. It was a tragedy that he never got another chance to play in the NBA., Kevin Loughery never gave me a firm reason why the Nets were letting me go, said Cobb. Edward A. McDonald, who coincidentally had graduated from Boston College in 1968 and who had played briefly on the basketball team, prosecuted the case.[2]. The narrator explains that the strength of how Henry Hills testimony is would determine if Burke was going to be convicted. The headlines in Boston, and around the country, said that Cobb and fellow senior Michael Bowie, the teams two African-American stars, were the players that were implicated. Mazzei and the Perlas were particularly hopeful that Hill would enlist the support of his associate, James Burke, to finance the payments to the players and to set up a network of bookmakers who were in on the scheme. indictments charged against them. Fourteen hours later, I arrived in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.. Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Walgreens agreed to pay $83 million to settle a lawsuit in West Virginia related to its role in the opioid crisis and its effect on the state, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday. Black Test Car orA Dark Machine of Destruction? Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Boeing's sustainable flight demonstrator project won a $425 million award Wednesday from NASA, as the company aims to roll out green single-aisle airliners by the end of the decade. When Henry Hill started threatening Kuhn and Sweeney, promising that they couldnt play with broken limbs, the players, according to Hill, claimed that they were doing their best, but the scheme would never work unless Ernie Cobb was in on the fix. Kaskade, DJ Diesel (Aka Shaquille ONeal) Among The Headliners At This Years Indy 500 Snake Pit, Real Madrid Vs. Liverpool Is Already Make Or Break, The American Express Draws Flashy Field Despite Un-Elevated Status, Jake Paul And Tommy Fury Agree To Fight (Again) On Feb. 25. Who Is The NBA GOAT: Lebron James, Michael Jordan, Or Kareem? The six games figuring in the point-shaving case were Boston College against Providence, Dec. 6; Harvard, Dec. 16; UCLA, Dec. 23; Fordham, Feb. 3; St. John's, Feb. 6, and Holy Cross, Feb. 10. He says that Hill once referenced his girlfriend Maura (now his wife) in one of his threats, asking Sweeney how would your honey feel if she saw your --- hanging in a bracelet? He also says that other mob clichs like references to cement shoes are not just the stuff of Hollywood. The 80-minute documentary tells how BC forward Rick Kuhn conspired with two of his hoodlum friends from Pittsburgh to bet against the Eagles. Professional wrestler Jay Briscoe dies in car accident at 38, Sister Andre, world's oldest living person, dies at 118, Ukraine's interior minister, other officials killed in helicopter crash near school, Qantas flight lands safely after engine trouble prompts mayday call, Meditation may alter gut microbes, study of Tibetan monks suggests. And that kept him in Hills clutches. He jumped in the air, as if soaring for a rebound, as cheers filled the courtroom. I was doing well academically and the dream of playing professional basketball was getting closer.. The government contended that Kuhn was paid $2,500 per game to manipulate the spread in six games and also was given cocaine and Quaaludes. NEW YORK -- Former Boston College basketball player Rick Kuhn, jailed for his 1981 conviction in a point-shaving scandal, has asked for a reduction of his 10-year prison sentence. Rick Kuhn, 10 years, Rocco Perla (fixer) four years and a $30,000 fine. Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Netflix wants to hire a flight attendant for one of its private jets, and says pay can reach $385,000, according to a job listing on the streaming service's website. The conspirators chose the January 17, 1979, game against Connecticut to implement this plan. After a four-week trial, each conspirator was convicted on charges of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) conspiracy, conspiracy to commit sports bribery, and interstate travel with the intent to commit bribery. The conspirators decided that these games presented especially good opportunities because New York bookmakers generally accepted large bets for New York teams. Today, any coach would be a goner for sure, cited at the very least for that catchall sin, lack of institutional control. Just ask former Ohio St. football coach Jim Tressel, who lost his job in 2011 thanks to a few players swapping some used cleats for free tattoos at a local parlor. Hill and Burke both were convicted of extortion in 1972 in Florida and have been prime suspects in the Dec. 11, 1978, robbery of almost $9 million from the Lufthansa Cargo Terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The scheme thus ended on an unsuccessful note. BOSTON - NOVEMBER 17: Rick Kuhn (#35) during Boston College men's basketball's 1978-1979 season. They greet each other like old friends; there is no bitterness between them. Burke was sentenced to twelve years' imprisonment. Netflix hiring flight attendant for private jet with compensation up to $385,000. It was all so positive.. However, as noted below, the scheme also worked in games where the Eagles were expected to lose anyway, with them shaving points so that the syndicate could bet on the other team winning by more than the point spread. Sweeney has mostly shunned requests for interviews and book projects over the years, but decided to put his trust in documentary filmmaker Joe Lavine - a fellow native of Trenton, N.J. - who directed the piece for ESPN. You understand? Sweeney agreed to cooperate claiming he was forced to help with the fix, Kuhn came clean about the whole operation, and Cobb was cut from the Nets after the FBI visited him despite him not having any real information. Im going off on the basketball court, scoring like crazy, the gamblers are losing their shirts, and they start talking about, We have to have Cobb. Anybody thats ever seen me play knows that I was only stuck in one gear, and that was super-charged-turbo! Teammate Rick Kuhn, a former minor league baseball player with connections to small-time Pittsburgh mobsters, conspired with the mobsters to initiate the point-shaving The former friends work hard to cast blame and the true conversations that went on between the mobsters and players will never be discovered. Rocco and Tony Perla were giving money to Rick Kuhn. I was nervous because I didnt know what was going to happen. He said he was brought in on the deal for his ability to maximize profits through his contacts in the gambling world. I had everything I could have possibly asked for. It goes to show that crimes like these dont stay in the past, especially when they involve other peoples money. The syndicate was very happy with this result, and Kuhn was given cash to distribute to the players for their efforts. The teams coach, Tom Davis, kept his job and led the Eagles to a few more strong seasons, including a 1982 Elite Eight appearance, before jumping at a big offer from Stanford and then later moving on to Iowa. Intentional point shaving on the floor was never proven, and if Hill hadnt later confessed the scheme to prosecutors after getting busted for his other crimes, the whole ordeal might have passed without notice. They could have probably gotten away with the fix if they handled certain things better. Rocco Perla and Kuhn were high-school classmates. This is a BETA experience. They contacted a local friend, Paul Mazzei, who was known to have influence within major New York gambling circles. His testimony essentially corroborated that of Hill, who went into witness protection. I thought he might have been a student, because he was young and I saw him hanging around Rick Kuhn all the time. Testifying for the defense, Boston College basketball Coach Tom Davis said at no point during the 1978-79 season did he notice any of his players giving anything less than a 100 percent effort. After perhaps his greatest moment during the preseason, when he had that outstanding game against the Celtics right before the regular season tipped off, Cobb was relaxing in his hotel room when he heard a knock at the door. He made other African-American ballers feel like they could go there and really showcase what they could do on a national level. The distinguished paper later retracted the story. In the time of COVID-19, sports fans everywhere are trying to find ways to pass the time. He graduated on time with a degree in sociology. The move on and they all thought the fixes were history. I walk in the bathroom, and who was in there but Peter Vario, the big-time mobster that was on trial with Ernie, said Alswanger. All because, he says, of those five crinkled $100 bills dropped at his feet one day in the locker room. On June 23rd, 1983, more than four years after hed played his final game at Boston College, Ernie Cobb was indicted and charged with taking cash bribes to alter the outcomes of games against Harvard, Rhode Island and Fordham. With Roccos high school buddy Rick Kuhn entering his senior year at Boston College, where he was expected to be a contributor to the schools basketball team, the Towards the end of the film, we see Hill and Mizzou, one of the people Hill snitched on, are meeting at a restaurant 30 years later. His lifes dream of making it to the NBA, which was where he belonged, was taken away from him. But for Bowie, it was too little, too late. I was so frustrated at one point that I got on my bike in Stamford, Connecticut and just started riding. Even though he was not guilty, Boston College has erased them from their memory. I understand that they want to disassociate themselves from the scandal. Murder by Contract orThe Logical Lethality of The American Dream. This past August, the International Maxibasketball Federation (FIMBA), the governing body for global organized basketball tournaments for age groups beginning at 30, named him as its USA Ambassador. The Perla brothers mobilized a betting syndicate to maximize their potential gain from the scheme. Boston College Accused of Point Shaving, was the big headline on the UPI wire. The audience is left to make their own judgment on how involved Sweeney and Cobb were in the fixes, but Sweeney missing a free throw when he is the best in the nation is some serious evidence of his involvement. The goal for making some real money is to get the character a TV gig with ESPN, NBC Sports, or another major sports network. was favored to win a game by ten points, Kuhn had to make sure, if the game was in play with the mobsters and the bookies, that they won by less than ten in order for the gamblers to make money. Can anyone shed some In this game, UCLA was favored to win over the Eagles by a fifteen to eighteen-point spread, so the syndicate bet on them to win by a margin greater than the point spread. But Cobb denied receiving any money and he was not indicted. Hill brought in his mentor, Jimmy Burke, to finance the operation and set up a network of bookies who could advance the financial potential of the scheme. We were all so excited for him. They all have different versions of the story, but regardless games are going to start being fixed. I was having a lot of success, we were turning around the fortunes of the program and I was getting a lot of press in the Boston Globe and area newspapers. Hill was listed as a co-conspirator, but was not named as a defendant. Paul Mazzei explains that there is no time to change your mind in their business. But its the points that Cobb and teammate Michael Bowie didnt score during the 1978-1979 season which has spawned a federal investigation. And after they put my name out there, and after I admitted to taking that $1,000, they didnt have enough evidence to prosecute me. would play a few games each year, Cobb was awash with emotions. But what was I going to do, take it to court?It was here that they began telling Perla we would have to have Cobb. This is an important part of the documentary because it shows the respect they have for one another regardless of the past. However, Kuhn saw only limited playing time. Sometimes, B.C. It is heartening, by contrast, that the integrity of our coaching and athletic staff, as well as that of our current team, was never in question. Cobb was acquitted of any wrongdoing, despite Kuhn giving Cobb's girlfriend an allegedly unsolicited envelope with $1,000. My family has suffered. It was a path that led them to Hills underworld higher-up, Jimmy Burke (the Robert DeNiro character in Goodfellas). Theyd taken my passport and I had to stay here and face these charges, said Cobb. The fixing begins to wear into Sweeney, who confides in his roommates but never seeks out the proper authority. Sports. My parents have suffered. He was hopeful that hed have another chance to make it in the NBA. If youve seen the famous mafia flick, you probably remember Liotta making several references to his Pittsburgh connections, his main partners in a drug ring, among other things. The scheme was hit or miss early on. now all well past their primes after serving their time, including the gangster Ray In a formal statement issued by its communications office, Boston College said the school's community "is saddened by the fact that one of our former student basketball players has been found guilty of the serious charges of which he was accused . I cooperated willingly, and Im glad I did, Sweeney says. On Friday morning, March 23rd, the jury came back with a unanimous innocent verdict for Ernie Cobb, exonerating him of all charges. But by the next summer, in 1980, he sparkled while playing for the New Jersey Nets during the pre-season. Only on occasion does the scandal come up. The scheme continued to work successfully in the December 23 game against UCLA. 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