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THIRD AND A MILE: FROM FRITZ POLLARD TO MICHAEL VICK--AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE TRIALS, TEARS AND TRIUMPHS OF THE BLACK QUARTERBACK
THIRD AND A MILE FROM FRITZ POLLARD TO MICHAEL VICKAN ORAL HISTORY OF THE TRIALS TEARS AND TRIUMPHS OF THE BLACK QUARTERBACK Author:William C Rhoden In the mid-1990s, long after Jackie Robinson broke baseballâs color barrier, after Texas Western beat Kentucky to shake up the basketball world, Americaâs black quarterbacks found themselves trapped on footballâs sidelines. To play at all, they had to shift to wide receiver or take their games to Canada. A col... more »lection of voices young and old, William C. Rhodenâs THIRD AND A MILE chronicles for the first time the heroic struggle to topple the sports worldâs staunchest racial barrier. Filled with personal anecdotes and first-hand recollections, the book includes testimony from NFL greats such as Warren Moon, Doug Williams, Vince Evans, James Harris, Marlin Briscoe, Donovan McNabb, Steve McNair, Daunte Culpepper and Michael Vick.« less