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I thought that Ricky Williams wasn't from Texas. As I said, the big schools recruit nationally.

To my previous post, I would add that schools like Tennessee and Texas have large recruiting budgets. They recruit nationally, going after black high school players all over the country. Is Ricky Williams from Texas, by the way?

The corporate, political, and media entities already consider the USA to be a majority nonwhite country, even though it isn't yet by the numbers. They pretty much have been doing it for fifteen years now.

Tennessee doesn't have as large a percentage black population as Louisiana or Florida, for example. Most of the black population is in Memphis, Nashville, and Chattanooga, plus Knoxville. Many areas are overwhelmingly white. The UT Vols recruit nationwide, getting black players from all over the...

I forgot to say that the Dempsey bio mentioned above is on ESPN Classic.

The ESPN Sportcentury show on Jack Dempsey is being shown on Thursday August 11 at 4pm ET. It's well worth watching or taping if you haven't seen it.

The fact that Charlie Conerly isn't in the HOF is an indication of the contention that the Pro Football HOF is very tought to get into. Conerly was a very big name in his time. He hasn't got in because he was a "winner" rather than a "stat" player. His stats don't look impressive to younger...

As far as I know, Benny Friedman didn't make a big deal out of being Jewish. He was very bitter about not being voted in during his lifetime. I forgot to mention that Red Grange had praised Friedman's ability in interviews. Friedman's supporters were happy to have Grange's endorsement. Red...

It was interesting to me that Benny Friedman was voted into the Pro Football HOF. I remember reading about himmany years ago, criticizing the modern game. Friedman's was most notable for his aggressive personal campaigning to get into the HOF. He wrote letters and articles for decades claiming...

You can see Marciano's Title win in 1952 today, August 7, at 3 pm ET on ESPN Classic.

I remember listening to Patterson-Johansson III in March 1961. I remember Patterson going down twice in the 1st round, then Ingo going down. Ingemar came in 12 pounds overweight and was running out of gas when stopped in the 6th. Funny thing, that fight in Miami drew over twice the crowd than...

There is another sportwriter cliche I haveseen since the 60's. This one is calling a veteran black player, "The most respected player on the team." Ever notice how "the most respected player" om almost everyteamis invariably black?

Our President, George W. Bush, had this to say about Rafael Palmeiro being suspended for steriods. "He's a friend," Bush said. "He's testified in public and I believe him." The fact that Palmeiro tested positive for steriods made no impression on Our Great Conservative President. This came from...