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Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1965, Billy Conn was one of the most popular athletes of his era. \\u201cThe Pittsburgh Kid\\u201d captured the public\\u2019s imagination with his boxing, Hollywood, and army careers, which Andrew O\\u2019Toole chronicles by drawing from fascinating interviews with Conn\\u2019s family, newspaper accounts, and Billy\\u2019s personal scrapbooks. 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But it was off the field that Marshall made his lasting impact. An innovator, he achieved many “firsts” in professional football. His team was the first to telecast all its games, have its own fight song and a halftime show, and assemble its own marching band and cheerleading squad. He viewed football as an entertainment business and accordingly made changes to increase scoring and improve the fan experience.    But along with innovation, there was controversy. Marshall was a proud son of the South, and as the fifties came to a close, his team remained the only franchise in the three major league sports to not have a single black player. Marshall came under pressure from Congress and the NFL and its president, Pete Rozelle, as league expansion and new television contract possibilities forced the issue on the reluctant owner. Outside forces finally pushed Marshall to trade for Bobby Mitchell, the team’s first black player, in 1962. With the story of Marshall’s holdout as the backdrop, Fight for Old DC chronicles these pivotal years when the NFL began its ascent to the top of the nation’s sporting interest.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50167528358161,"sku":"CIN0803299354G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51007465062673,"sku":"NIN9780803299351","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0803299354.jpg?v=1762596796"},{"product_id":"best-man-plays-book-andrew-otoole-9780786414949","title":"The Best Man Plays","description":"It has been said that sport is the great leveler, that on the playing field everyone is of equal status. Through the years, however, few institutions have better embodied America's ideals and prejudices than baseball. Jackie Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers marked the first time an African American participated in a major league contest in the 20th century, and his abilities verified what many had believed all along--that African Americans could compete with white players and excel. The experiences and important contributions of six African American baseball players from the 1900s to the present day are presented in this work. 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