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https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/paul-zeise/2024/05/29/mlb-record-books-negro-leagues-rob-manfred-josh-gibson/stories/202405290110 Keep in mind the sportswriter is African-American. From the article, and spot on with my thinking: The Negro Leagues should never be forgotten and should stand on th...

In terms of integration versus segregation in professional football as it relates to the NFL, the overall timeline can be divided into the following periods: • Pre-NFL (18xx – 1919) • First Integrated NFL (1920 – 1933) • Segregated NFL (1934 – 1945) • NFL Reintegration (1946 - 1961) • Second Integra...

I don’t see anyone in this discussion saying that Otto Graham’s AAFC statistics shouldn’t be considered alongside his NFL statistics, but lots of folks are saying Negro League statistics shouldn’t be considered alongside MLB (separate American and National leagues, BTW) statistics. Do we lump George...

GameBeforeTheMoney wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 12:09 pm Is this date correct? That would have been last month.

Thank you! My mistake. I edited the date in the post.

Also, if you have any burning questions for the presenter, please post them here by Wednesday, May 15, and I will forward them to her so that she can consider them for her presentation.

The Great Plains Chapter of the Professional Football Researchers Association will be hosting a videoconference with a representative of the Bronko Nagurski Museum in International Falls, Minnesota. 8:00 p.m. Central Tuesday, May 21, 2024 All PFRA members are invited to join the meeting. There will ...

The Greatest Comeback in NFL History Saturday, December 17, 2022 US Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota Down 33-0 at halftime, Kirk Cousins leads the Minnesota Vikings to a 39-36 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in overtime. Biggest surprise (even bigger than the comeback) was the fact that very ...

What do you see as a mechanical problem? If you feel the ball comes off his hand in a funny-looking manner I would agree but that's not really a mechanical problem. Philip Rivers and Bernie Kosar also threw passes in a weird-looking manner and they were good. Like them, Penix Jr is not going to run...

Good call on McCarthy, RC ... Meanwhile, Atlanta has had an interesting off-season, turning down Belichick for Morris, giving a bunch of money to Cousins, who now has to win games while mentoring the #8th overall pick in the draft in QB Penix ... I dunno Yup, there was something about McCarthy's &q...

Whats your opinion on Diggs, RC ? Diva receiver, regular season star, misunderstood, easily frustrated when not getting the ball? Would he have been better off never leaving the Vikings, or inevitable? You'll remember that Randy Moss had a hard time playing, too, when he wasn't getting the ball. I ...