Like I said earlier Minnesota beneftted greatly from Segregation, They should send North Carolina a thank you note for senmding them Bobby Bell and Carl Eller 2 years apart!!
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That's a great man right there. Refusing to just roll over for, whether it be, white stereotyping or fear, he decided to go somewhere else. It's one of those "What If" moments in history... the Browns fielding the first black QB in the NFL.
It's just mind-boggling to me how deeply rooted racism was, and still is here... I mean, I grew up with a best friend that is Mexican, a kid down the street that we rode bikes with is black. Some of my closest friends in HS are black. Had birthday parties at my house in GP when I was really young where 3 of my friends were either black or mexican. They slept over plenty of times. I never knew racism as such a poison until I moved here about 12 years ago. The owner of the restaurant I worked at only hired black people to wash dishes. If I came to her with a customer complaint the first thing she would ask was, "Are they black?" If I said yes, she would NOT go talk to them... if they were white, they usually got a discount on their meal... I knew this to be a terrible personal trait, but it comes with the territory and alot of the whites that grew up around here still have the hatred.
But hey the North isn't so squeaky clean... when Lincoln was contemplating freedom of slaves alot of northerners were against it. Why? Because there would be an influx of black people from the south going north to find work, as share-cropping was about as close to slavery as you could get without it being actual slavery.
Good God, man... I was not expecting all this talk about this subject today!
But hey the North isn't so squeaky clean... when Lincoln was contemplating freedom of slaves alot of northerners were against it. Why? Because there would be an influx of black people from the south going north to find work, as share-cropping was about as close to slavery as you could get without it being actual slavery.
Good God, man... I was not expecting all this talk about this subject today!
****Just wanted to apologize about my previous post. I got carried away and sometimes I don't stop typing what I'm thinking... I meant no disrespect to northerners. And it's insensitive to talk so blatantly about the subject we were discussing. I apologize if I offended anyone. Going forward I'll try to think about my words and how people may react to them before posting.
Here's one for today!
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2021-22 Donruss Optic #41 LeBron James
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2021-22 Donruss Optic #41 LeBron James
This to me looks as if it was made to be.....quote from my upcoming book, "Stick To Your Day Job".....
Here's one for today!
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1981 Topps #479 Tim Raines RC/Roberto Ramos RC/Bobby Pate RC
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1981 Topps #479 Tim Raines RC/Roberto Ramos RC/Bobby Pate RC
Here is a bio of Bob Kalsu who was one of two (Pat Tillamn being the other) active NFL/AFL players to die in war (post WWII I'm sure), This guy was a first team All American at Oklahoma and started at guard as a rookie for the Bills in 1968 before joining the army after his rookie season. He would have been on the O-line for O.J. Simpson's rookie season in 1969 if he were not tragically killed in Viet Nam.
He unsurprisingly has no cards from back in his playing days but does have several that were made in the 2000s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Kalsu
"I'm just like everybody else. I have to answer the call." He told this to his wife. Part of the 101st Airborne. Those guys knew their potential fate yet went in, usually first, and cleared the way in for other others. I can't even fathom the fear they have to swallow to do what they had to do. I’ll definitely put him on my list.
Thanks for the info, Jeff!
Here is a list of Bob Kalsu's cards, most of which were produced by Tri Star in 2011 if you are looking for them.
https://www.tcdb.com/Person.cfm/pid...lsu?sTeam=&sCardNum=&sNote=&sSetName=&sBrand=
1980 Topps Pirates Future Stars.
Talk about random. Here is one for you. Back before the pandemic hit and I still worked at the casino, we held a party for a group that was circulated around the department at the Boyland Doctorate Celebration. It was a huge deal and took over our entire event space on the second floor and prevented any of us taking shortcuts through the back areas. The party lasted until the wee hours of the morning and as they were taking stuff down an assistant shift manager and myself were looking at a couple items once we were allowed back in that area. (All guests were cleared out) on one of the banners were a list of all of his accomplishments and one included a Pittsburgh Pirates logo. I asked on of the catering ladies what was up with the Pirates logo and she mentioned that Mr Boyland had played for Pittsburgh. We went into our office and Googled it. Dorian Boyland, or Doe as he went by currently did indeed play for the Pirates. The problem was he was blocked at all positions in the majors. At first base there was someone named Stargell. In Right Dave Parker, in left Bill Robinson. He played college ball at UW-Oshkosh with Brewers long time second baseman Jim Gantner. His one major league claim to fame was he struck our whole sitting on the bench. In his first MLB at he was removed with two strikes, the Mets switched pitchers and Chuck Tamner pulled Boyland and replaced him with Rennie Stinnett, who promptly struck out. He retired I'm 1982 and opened an nu.ber of successful auto dealerships across the country. I remember hearing of the Boyland Automotive Group whole first living in Milwaukee. Kind of a cool little story to connect to a card I've had as long as I've collected.
Very cool. Seems like athletes open dealerships after retirement. Must be an investment thing. Sell the lot after 5 or 10 years. Marcus Allen had a few in KC. Aikman had at least one... their name on the sign probably brings in half the people alone.
Sorry, that's what I got from that story.
Don't forget John Elway's in Denver also
A Bills fan so I was aware of Bob Kalsu but also retired Army that was deployed at FOB (Forward Operating Base) Kalsu in Iraq in 2005-06.
U in 101st?
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