Mavericks, Money, and Men: The AFL, Black Players, and the Evolution of Modern Football
By Charles Ross
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By Charles Ross
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The American Football League, established in 1960, was innovative both in its commitment to finding talented, overlooked playersparticularly those who played for historically black colleges and universitiesand in the decision by team owners to share television revenues.
In Mavericks, Money and Men, football historian Charles Ross chronicles the AFL’s key events, including Buck Buchanan becoming the first overall draft pick in 1963, and the 1965 boycott led by black players who refused to ...






















