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Strongbad from B2: Sandy Stevens and Tony Dungy were a couple that had to transition to other positions. -- (edited)

Posted by Inigo (aka Inigo) May 22 '24, 13:14

NFL owners and coaches thought black people just weren't smart enough to be QBs or they just didn't want them to be part of the club.

Some of this racism still exists today with the language and actions being used around and about Lamar Jackson.

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Thanks for that. I didn't know enough NFL history to realize that. -- (edited) - Strongbad May 22, 15:30 3
- For Frazier, I think he had blood clot issues and never played. Ward opted for the NBA draft, iirc. -- nm - Inigo May 22, 15:36 2
  - Yeah, Ward said all along while in college that his future was in basketball. -- nm - David May 22, 15:42
  - Ward - Strongbad May 22, 15:40
And maybe it wasn't the NFL's fault specifically but it went further up the pipeline - Holloway was the first black QB in the SEC - in 1973. - Reagen May 22, 13:22 2
- Right, it was systemic through our country, but the NFL definitely fought the progress even after colleges stopped. -- nm - Inigo May 22, 13:26
- And you can imagine how great he had to be for UT to do that. -- nm - David May 22, 13:24

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Strongbad from B2: Sandy Stevens and Tony Dungy were a couple that had to transition to other positions. -- (edited)

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