Now do John rockerconference MVP for UCLA in hoops
all conference RB for football and led nation in punt returns in back to back year
national champ in long jump would have gone to Olympics if they had them in 1940 or 1944
seems like they first played in July of 1947If you want to complain about Jackie Robinson, you can complain about the fact that he was not actually the first black player in major league basetball. Those was Willard Brown and Hank Thompson. Thompson was actually a better player than Robinson. It's too bad nobody knows about him.
I'm not sure why Robinson is considered the first black player in major league baseball except for maybe he was the first player a team committed to playing every day and he played for the Dodgers which were the most celebrated team.
Yeah, I guess. So Jackie gets his props. I was thinking 1948seems like they first played in July of 1947
Jackie April of 1947
Yet - colleges today single out Columbus as the “evil man who destroyed the native Americans way of life” and its Columbus Day the lefties protest.
Did blacks discriminate and economically oppress whites - yes, in fact they did. Not as well publicized- but there were several successful black owned business who catered solely to blacks. They sought to exclude whites from participation - even honest whites who sought participation in the enterprise without control. Again - history doesn’t teach that these days as it’s not as grabbing of a headline as the dominant majority oppressing the minority.
Finally - why does the largest minority warrant extra attention over any other oppressed minority ? Thought it was a black man who said “an injustice to one is an injustice to all” ? Oppression is wrong. Aren’t females a majority over males - yet we continually here how female sports are “oppressed” and not treated equally to their male counterparts. Again - the fact there are MORE people in an oppressed class only supports there is less reason for them to argue that they are wrongfully discriminated against - as they have the greater ability to speak out and demand fairness. Yet we continue to push the same narrative of one class isn’t being treated fairly - while a majority of the class opt not to play the sport in favor of other sports.
I think we all agree. J rob most overrated for crossing color barriers.
most under rated for great multi sport athlete