Taliaferro by Dawn Knight
George Taliaferro was a star player on Indiana University's first great football team of 1945-two years before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's racial barrier. Four years later, he became the first African American drafted by the NFL when the Chicago Bears expressed their interest in him. Rather than play for his childhood dream team, Taliaferro opted to honor the contract he had previously signed with the Los Angeles Dons of the All American Football Conference. Taliaferro would eventually go on to play in the NFL for teams such as the New York Yanks, Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts, and Philadelphia Eagles. More than a biography of one individual, this is a story of inspiration and historic achievement.
Dawn Knight's short biography of Indiana University football star George Taliaferro is one of those books that crosses over into unfamiliar territory and is a pleasure to read.. Knight... brings a style to the text that makes this a highly recommended read for young men and women interested not just in sports but in life. -Indiana Magazine of History Knight paints a portrait of a young man who overcame the obstacles of racism, the military draft, and the death of his father. His vehicle for climbing over obstacles was athletic prowess and inner strength. -Jim Baumgartner, College Football Hall of Fame A good, readable, and generally engaging descriptive history of an athlete who worked for social justice. -Choice
Dawn Knight teaches English at Westfield High School in Westfield, Indiana.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9780253222244 |
| ISBN 10 | 0253222249 |
| Titel | Taliaferro |
| Autor | Dawn Knight |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Indiana University Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2010-04-01 |
| Seitenanzahl | 200 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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