A Nice Story About NFL Players In The 60's and 70's In Green Bay... Gives Me Hope

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Whether or not you are a fan of the Green Bay Packers, this is a story that gives me some hope, and might give you some hope. African American football players experienced racism and discrimination throughout their careers, in the NFL and beyond. A book by David Maraniss (When Pride Still Mattered) talks about many stories of the players and coaches and their experiences with racism and discrimination in almost 100% white Green Bay during the 60's. I've read the book, and a couple of examples come to mine. One is that Lombardi was a dark-skinned Italian American experienced discrimination and was sometimes overlooked for coaching positions early in his career. Lombardi had a zero tolerance policy for prejudice. He made it clear to his team that anyone who spoke against a player's race or sexual orientation would face immediate removal from the team.

https://www.nbc26.com/greenbay/filmmakers-hope-to-get-documentary-made-about-historic-packers-bar?fbclid=IwY2xjawNShCBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFKenZtbUQ0eHNYNkR3WTVpAR6m6-G52J5GQsOde4MWObGpyFb6VRWRcnxRssOYO9VqiDOy5B6q_qSY50o9jA_aem_n9FmJquMZJIXFSfy0I-ldg

"Filmmakers Hope To Get Documentary Made About Historic Packers Bar"

This is a story of a cocktail lounge, "My Brother's Place," that welcomed black Packers during the late 60's and 70's.
As a side note, I shared frog legs with Deve Robinson a little over a month ago. He is such a kind and fun guy to be around.