One drop rule? Jesus H Christ this place is more extreme than I thought. I support white football players, especially running backsbecause I relate to them, and as a white running back in a AA school, I understand the stereotypes they face. I support Nick Goings because he is 1/2 or 3/4 or whatever white, he faced similar battles to what alot of whitepower backs face, regardless of whatever the % of white blood in him is. sh*t, I support guys like J. Bettis, who faught against being labled a fullback way back when he was drafted, and has been a successfull, bruisingtailback ever since.
Somebody brought up Robert Smith. A half caste guy who believed he had acheived all he needed to in the NFL, and retired early inhis prime in order to acheive his dream of going to medical school. Does that sound like a black guy or a white guy to you?
In fact that is the #1 main reason that you don't see half a dozen white halfbacks lining upfor their teams on sunday is because white kids don't grow up in the projects wanting to be the next Emmit Smith or the next Barry Sanders to escape poverty, they grow up in middle america wanting to bethe next Brett Favre,or a lawyer, or a teacher, or a surgeon -just like Robert Smith.
I guess what I am trying to say here is that the culture of the white athlete is much much more thanskin coloring and who your parents were. Its 90% about attitude, work ethic and gamesmenship. Its why I have no problems identifying with guys like Goings or Chad Brown, but ridicule and shun guys like Romonalski. Edited by: WhiteRB