Glory, The Struggle For Yards

Donna T. Francavilla, Ralph V. Brooks, Gary Burley

Description

Read about 5 fascinating players who broke the color barrier
Featuring previously never before published or distributed photographs
Read about the NFL’s Gary Burley’s struggles

Former NFL Cincinnati Bengals’ Gary S. Burley, children’s author Ralph V. Brooks, and award-winning journalist Donna T. Francavilla combined efforts to reveal the challenges and achievements of 5 outstanding football players who broke the color barrier around the turn of the century.

Enjoy rarely-seen photographs and read real-life stories about these brave athletes. Hall of Famer, Burl A. Toler, the first African-American to serve as a field official in a major American professional sports league The Black Cyclone, Charles Follis, the First Paid African-American Black Football Player Motorcycle McDonald, Henry McDonald, the First Haitian Black Professional American Football Player The Warrior of his Time, Gideon Smith, the first African-American varsity athlete in any sport at MAC
The Human Tornado, Fritz Pollard, the First Black Coach in the National Football League.

The book also contains Gary Burley’s never-before-seen personal photographs and journey. Read true rags to riches tales and a special student guidebook by contributing author Valencia Belle, Ph.D. A must-have for all history buffs and sports fans.

Sujets

• Sport
• Sports collectifs
• Rugby & Football américain
• Sports
• Fútbol
• Gary Burley
• Bengal (disambiguation)
• Ralph G. Brooks
• Blacks
• Recreation
• Book
• Football
• Glory
• Official
• History
• National Football League
• Rugby

Informations

• Publié par: iUniverse
• Date de parution: 24 août 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781663253965
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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