Peterson, Robert

Tells the story of African-American star-quality athletes who were excluded from professional baseball because of their color.

Presents an overview of the early years of professional football, from the late 1880s to the 1958 championship game between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants, with descriptions of the teams and games, and profiles of some of the most famous players of the era.

Traces the game from the first rules in 1891, through the early professional teams and the founding of the NBA.

Tells the forgotten story of black star-quality athletes excluded from professional baseball because of their color.