> The American Football League was considered to be more immediately welcoming of talented black football players than the rival NFL. Whether that is because a true sense of justice permeated the league, or there was an immediate need for quality ballplayers is open to debate, but black football players were found on each of the eight [...]
Talking Race and the AFL with Bobby Bell
February 15, 2012 By 4 Comments
Though the American Football League is typically regarded as a league that focused on offense, there were a number of fantastic defensive players that made their names in the AFL. Willie Brown, Buck Buchanan, Ernie Ladd and Johnny Robinson are just a handful of legendary defenders from “The Other League.” Ranking somewhere near the [...]
>Comments on Race in the AFL – Ernie Wright
February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
> In recognition of February being Black History Month, stories this month will pertain to racial issues in the American Football League. The post for this week contains part of an interview that I conducted in 1998, with Chargers and Bengals offensive tackle, Ernie Wright. Wright was an original Charger, joining the club in Los Angeles [...]
>Comments on Race in the AFL – Ernie Wright
February 8, 2012 By 1 Comment
> In recognition of February being Black History Month, stories this month will pertain to racial issues in the American Football League. The post for this week contains part of an interview that I conducted in 1998, with Chargers and Bengals offensive tackle, Ernie Wright. Wright was an original Charger, joining the club in Los Angeles [...]
