Thursday, August 18, 2022
Hate mail, unofficial bans and Super Bowls: Long journey of the Black QB
"As with anyone who's studied American history, I know that racism is sewn into the fabric of our country. But in my reporting, it was all the specifics and anecdotes. Like Warren Moon talking about how when he was a starter at the University of Washington, they were booing him before home games. It was Doug Williams telling me about the racist hate mail he got when he was a rookie in Tampa Bay. It was Marlin Briscoe telling me they just gave the job away when he was back in Omaha. I just didn't have a full grasp of how bad the overt racism was."
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