TY - GEN T1 - Mavericks, money, and men : the AFL, Black players, and the evolution of modern football T2 - Sporting (Philadelphia, Pa.) A1 - Ross, Charles Kenyatta, 1964- LA - English PP - Philadelphia PB - Temple University Press YR - 2016 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn947838126 AB - "The American Football League, established in 1960, was innovative both in its commitment to finding talented, overlooked players--particularly those who played for historically black colleges and universities--and in the decision by team owners to share television revenues. In Mavericks, Money and Men, football historian Charles Ross chronicles the AFL's key events, including Buck Buchanan becoming the first overall draft pick in 1963, and the 1965 boycott led by black players who refused to play in the AFL-All Star game after experiencing blatant racism. He also recounts how the success of the AFL forced a merger with the NFL in 1969, which arguably facilitated the evolution of modern professional football. Ross shows how the league, originally created as a challenge to the dominance of the NFL, pressured for and ultimately accelerated the racial integration of pro football and also allowed the sport to adapt to how African Americans were themselves changing the game."--Publisher's Web site CN - GV955.5.A45 R67 2016eb SN - 9781439913086 SN - 1439913080 SN - 9781439913062 SN - 1439913064 SN - 9781439913079 SN - 1439913072 KW - American Football League : History. KW - National Football League : History. KW - American Football League KW - National Football League KW - African American football players. KW - Discrimination in sports : United States : History. KW - Discrimination dans les sports : États-Unis : Histoire. KW - SPORTS & RECREATION : Football. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Ethnic Studies : African American Studies. KW - GAMES : Gambling : Sports. KW - SPORTS & RECREATION : Business Aspects. KW - SPORTS & RECREATION : Essays. KW - SPORTS & RECREATION : History. KW - SPORTS & RECREATION : Reference. KW - TRAVEL : Special Interest : Sports. KW - SPORTS & RECREATION : General. KW - African American football players KW - Discrimination in sports KW - United States KW - History KW - dissertations. KW - Academic theses. KW - Thèses et écrits académiques. ER -