There Was An Attempt

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to be honest (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 weeks ago by 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to c/therewasanattempt@lemmy.world

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[–] Plavatos@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Apparently his father was a pretty cool guy, advocated for civil rights by refusing to play in cities with segregation.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Who is his father?

[–] Plavatos@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago

Al Davis

Davis was active in civil rights, refusing to allow the Raiders to play in any city where black and white players had to stay in separate hotels.[3][4][5] He was the first NFL owner in the modern era to hire a black head coach (Art Shell),[6][7] the first to hire a female chief executive (Amy Trask),[8] and the first NFL owner to hire a Latino head coach (Tom Flores).[9] He remains the only executive in NFL history to be an assistant coach, head coach, general manager, commissioner, and owner.[10][11][12]