1. How Natural Disasters and Terrorist Attacks Affect Sports
Analyzing September 11th, 2001 and Hurricane Katrina

2. 9/11 Narrative Sports came to a halt
NHL, NFL, NBA, and MLB all canceled games
“The only two things that got my mind off it for any period of time in the fall of 2001 were baseball and my son’s football games,” (Giuliani).
Sports were an escape
Piazza Hr

3. 9/11 Financial Not too great of an impact
Some people, like Howard Bloom, said they saw some tickets get as low as $50 for the Super Bowl
Average ticket price still up according to SI
Number of jobs and pay in sports stayed the same (43,689 in 2000 and 43,437 in 2002)

4. 9/11 Security Saw biggest and most permanent change
Patted down, dogs, helicopters, etc.
Teams have terrorist insurance
Olympics saw a huge increase
Atlanta -$150 million
Utah- $310 million
Athens- $1.8 Billion

5. Katrina Narrative Saints were struggling, maybe going to be moved
Storm damaged Super Dome
3-13 record in 2005
New coach, new quarterback, new star
Rebuilding, like New Orleans
‘Not only is the burden and the pressure on them to win for those fans, but it’s also (for people) all across the Gulf Coast where Katrina hit,’ (Terry Bradshaw)

6. Katrina Financial Benefited the Saints
38% of $304 million renovation- FEMA
Season ticket sales all time high for 2006 season
Value from pre-Katrina was $718 million and $955 million in 2010

7. Conclusion Sports bring people together Look for escape
Boston Marathon
Bruins national anthem
Red Sox ceremony
Neil Diamond Sweet Caroline sales