There are many outstanding athletes who’s impact off their field is just as great or greater as their impact on the field. Many of these athletes situations are different than the ones before themselves, but still they are great advocates for future athletes. Each athlete has had a…
There are many outstanding athletes who’s impact off their field is just as great or greater as their impact on the field. Many of these athletes were great advocates for future athletes. Each athlete has experienced a form of success on their respected court, field, ect… .This allows…
From the past to the present there has been extreme shifts in the amount people that are competing at the highest level possible for athletics. In the past there were extreme measure to prohibit African American…
Many athletes of the past and now the present get remembered for more than just their action on the field. These superb athletes impact on others off the field get remembered far longer than their accolades on the field, court, or ring. Organizations around the world…
There have been many recent movements by professional sports teams that have had a very powerful impact on the teams community, and quite possibly the nation. For example, in 2010 the Phoenix Suns wore jerseys that said Los Suns. This was a nod at helping the support for immigrants in…
Football has arouse to become the most watched sport in American today. However this was not the case at first. Football has taken many turns, some in the right direction, but also some in the wrong. The game of football has always had speculations regarding race, from the time it was established in 1920 to the…
Basketball’s journey to being one of the most popular sports in America, did come with a long road of difficulties. Like baseball, as mentioned in my previous article, basketball was also faced with racial diversity. In 1946, the National Basketball Association or the NBA was formed. In the first four…
Baseball is one of my most favorite passions, and is what led me to make this my very first entry of the topic of segregation in sports. I have played the great game of baseball since I could first walk. The sport has really shaped my life and has already started to present itself as a…
