Description: Further DetailsTitle: Mavericks, Money, and MenCondition: NewSubtitle: The AFL, Black Players, and the Evolution of Modern FootballISBN-10: 1439913072EAN: 9781439913079ISBN: 9781439913079Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.Format: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/25/2016Description: The American Football League, established in 1960, was innovative both in its commitment to finding talented, overlooked players—particularly those who played for historically black colleges and universities—and in the decision by team owners to share television revenues. In Mavericks, Money and Men, football historian Charles Ross chronicles the AFL’s key events, including Buck Buchanan becoming the first overall draft pick in 1963, and the 1965 boycott led by black players who refused to play in the AFL-All Star game after experiencing blatant racism. He also recounts how the success of the AFL forced a merger with the NFL in 1969, which arguably facilitated the evolution of modern professional football. Ross shows how the league, originally created as a challenge to the dominance of the NFL, pressured for and ultimately accelerated the racial integration of pro football and also allowed the sport to adapt to how African Americans were themselves changing the game.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 18mmAuthor: Charles RossGenre: Sports & HobbiesBook Series: SportingRelease Year: 2016 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Mavericks, Money, and Men
Title: Mavericks, Money, and Men
Subtitle: The AFL, Black Players, and the Evolution of Modern Football
ISBN-10: 1439913072
EAN: 9781439913079
ISBN: 9781439913079
Release Date: 05/25/2016
Release Year: 2016
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Sporting
Book Title: Mavericks, Money, and Men : the Afl, Black Players, and the Evolution of Modern Football
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Topic: Sociology of Sports, Football, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Item Height: 0.7 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Sports & Recreation, Social Science
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Author: Charles Ross
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: Sporting Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
