Gridiron Gauntlet : The Story of the Men Who Integrated Pro Football, In Their Own Words

Name: Gridiron Gauntlet
Brand: Taylor Trade Publishing
SKU: 9781589796522
Price: 2650 KES
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ISBN: 9781589796522

by Andy Piascik

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 1589796527

ISBN-13 9781589796522

Publisher Taylor Trade Publishing

Imprint Taylor Trade Publishing

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Nov 16th, 2011

Print length 272 Pages

Weight 413 grams

Dimensions 23.00 x 15.40 x 2.00 cms

Product Classification: American football

KSh 2,650.00

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One year before Jackie Robinson broke the color line in major league baseball in 1947, four black players joined the Browns and Rams to become the first professional football players of African-American descent in the modern era. Here twelve players reflect not only on the vio...

One year before Jackie Robinson broke the color line in major league baseball in 1947, four black players joined the Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Rams to become the first professional football players of African-American descent in the modern era. While blacks had played on professional teams in the early days of pro football, none had joined a team since 1934. In this book twelve players who began their careers from 1946 to 1955 not only reminisce about the violence they faced on and off the field, the segregated hotels and restaurants, and general hostility that comes with being a trailblazer, but also of white players and coaches who assisted and supported them at various stages of their lives. Among the oral histories presented here are those of such Hall of Famers Bill Willis, Joe Perry, and George Taliaferro.

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