Gridiron Gauntlet : The Story of the Men Who Integrated Pro Football, In Their Own Words (Paperback)

from Dmoorela

The book was ok. I found it tedious and that it did not paint a comprehensive story of the experience of Black athletes in the early stages of professional football. The stories were all individual, which was fine. I found the individual chapters on Joe Perry and George Taliaferro as the best in ...

from LeonardIngram

Tells the story of the men who integrated (or rather, re-integrated) pro football in the late 1940's and early 50's in their own words. There was a lot here that I just flat didn't know or even think about. These men went through a lot with many experience the effects of racism in their college, ...

from JEldredge

Interesting to be able to read the stories as told from the players themselves, but unfortunately it's somewhat difficult to get through. The interviews were long and drawn out at times. Since they seem to have been printed in their entirety, there was minimal structure or fluidity and many times...

from book58lover

I am savoring this book, reading a chapter on occasion to keep my hand in the game. Each chapter is the life of an African American professional football player who came to the game following World War II. This is actually the second wave; African Americans played prior to the Depression but then...

from jrgoetziii

Definitely an interesting read and I love how it's all done by interviews, so it's first-person and through the eyes of the participants themselves. It goes beyond football and into life itself and I'm impressed by the overall articulateness of these men as well as by their maturity and perspecti...