Great Names in Black College Sports [Hardcover]

Donald Hunt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1997

Some of the greatest athletes and coaches in sports history hail from black colleges in America. This book highlights the careers of many of these heroes, focusing not only on their achievements, but also on their contributions to the schools with which they are associated.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Until the mid-1960s, many of the best black athletes often attended black colleges because of discrimination and unspoken quotas in most major-college athletic programs. Hunt, a Philadelphia sports journalist, gives those black colleges some long overdue recognition with this collection of brief profiles showcasing their illustrious graduates. Included among the 27 athletes who attended black colleges before succeeding at professional or Olympic levels are Walter Payton, Willis Reed, Earl Monroe, Edwin Moses, Wilma Rudolph, and Jerry Rice. Each profile provides a brief overview of the individual's accomplishments along with a few comments from competitors and teammates. There are also capsule histories of the major black collegiate conferences, lists of black college alums currently on major-sports rosters, and an all-time black college football team. The text is more celebratory than insightful, and the volume has a scrapbooklike feel, but it will fill a void in collections where interest in African American athletes is high. Wes Lukowsky

Product Details

• Hardcover: 205 pages
• Publisher: Masters Pr (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570281041
• ISBN-13: 978-1570281044
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,601,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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