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African American football players Discrimination in sports Football players Football players United States Anecdotes Football Social aspects National Football League History 20th century National Football League. Quarterbacks (Football) Quarterbacks (Football) United States Biography United StatesJohnson, Keyshawn
Summary: The unknown story of the Black pioneers who collectively changed the face of the NFL in 1946. The Forgotten First chronicles the lives of four incredible men, the racism they experienced as Black players entering a segregated sport, the burden of expectation they carried, and their many achievements, which would go on to affect football for generations to come. More than a year before Jackie...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.332 JOHFeinstein, John
Summary: In the NFL, quarterbacks are kings. The right QB becomes the face of a franchise and marches his team-- and millions of fans-- on a glorious winning odyssey. The wrong QB leads his team to losses, infighting, second-guessing, and fan misery. A few become legends. Feinstein takes us inside the rarified world with five men who have achieved the highest levels in the NFL: Andrew Luck, Alex Smith,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2018