Despite being an integrated league at its founding, there were no Black players in the NFL from 1933-1945.
"There was basically a gentleman's agreement that there would be not Black players in the NFL," Glauber told CBS News' Dana Jacobson."Washington's owner, George Preston Marshall, probably expressed it most outwardly that he did not want Black players on his team. ... Other owners went along with it."
"This is after the war now, and there had been a push to get African Americans in baseball and in football during the war," said Glauber."Black men are fighting alongside White men to defeat Hitler and the Japanese empire. Why shouldn't they have the fairness of opportunity at home." In 1946, one year before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier, his former teammate, Kenny Washington, was signed by the Rams.
"He did it because he wanted good football players. ... There was other owners prior to that that wanted to do it, but they just didn't want to upset the other owners. They wanted to. He realized that, he was like, 'Yeah, I got to have me something that's gonna help me win," Johnson said.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Why Has the ‘Rooney Rule' Not Produced More Black NFL Coaches?Nearly two decades after adopting what is known as the “Rooney Rule,” the number of Black head coaches in the NFL lags behind the number of whites in the same position.
Read more »
Black NFL coaches complain about hiring policies that have fallen short after Rooney RuleThe racial discrimination lawsuit filed this month against the NFL and several teams by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores has magnified attention on NFL hiring practices at the league.
Read more »
Watch “Pure,” a Black, Queer, Coming-of-Age Story About Cotillion'Pure' tells the story of Celeste, a young Black lesbian and debutante-in-training who finds herself growing into her queer identity and growing more uncertain about her societal coming out.
Read more »
LA Rams Quarterback Matthew Stafford Earns Over $50,000 Per Minute of Play From the NFLFrom Tom Brady to Matthew Strafford, see which NFL quarterbacks make the most money per MINUTE of game time.
Read more »