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Lombardi, Ahman Green, and perception of acceptance of **** in NFL
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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 447719" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">From the article: There are a lot of stories about Lombardi standing up for his black players as well. Part of Lombardi’s genius was his ability to “read” and motivate players individually, so he didn’t treat all his players “equally” but the difference in treatment had nothing to do with race. His “color-blindness” had to go a long way to gain the respect of black players in the locker room. And it was an advantage when he arrived at Green Bay as there are stories of informal quotas for blacks among many NFL teams. Of course Lombardi would have none of that… </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 447719, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]From the article: There are a lot of stories about Lombardi standing up for his black players as well. Part of Lombardi’s genius was his ability to “read” and motivate players individually, so he didn’t treat all his players “equally” but the difference in treatment had nothing to do with race. His “color-blindness” had to go a long way to gain the respect of black players in the locker room. And it was an advantage when he arrived at Green Bay as there are stories of informal quotas for blacks among many NFL teams. Of course Lombardi would have none of that… [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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