A Hard Road To Glory: A History Of The African American Athlete: Football

by Arthur Ashe

African-American athletes changed the game of football. Who? How? and When? are the questions answered in this volume devoted completely to the African-American's participation in football. It has the stories and records of club, college and professional players, as well as coaches -- including the achievements of athletes in the traditional black colleges. The text and reference materials for this book were taken from the three-volume set, A Hard Road to Glory, and combined into this single volume.

368 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1993

About the author

African American tennis player Arthur Robert Ashe, Junior, first won the singles championship of open of United States in 1968 and the title of Wimbledon in 1975.

This professional thrice attained Grand Slam.

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Reviews

[Lane · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was written in 1988. There was very little information about the African American athlete in the early days of the sport. This provides a reference with many names through the years. It is a nice overview that invites one to look further into the subject. Luckily since this book was written, a lot of material has been published or filmed.
My complaint is that there are factual mistakes that makes one wonder about the material. For example, Biggie Munn was not the coach of Michigan State in 1967. The Morrill Act of 1862 established the land grant system of colleges that Ashe refers to as the White schools. The Morrill of 1890 established the Black land grant schools. Ashe uses the 1890 act continually.Better fact checking but still a great reference.