Title Walking alone : the untold journey of football pioneer Kenny Washington / Dan Taylor.

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Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]

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Location	Call No.	Status
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Biographies	92 BIOGRAPHY WASHINGTON	Check Shelf
Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Biography	B-WASHINGTON TAY	Check Shelf

Description	xxiii, 231 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Blue, the break, and an accent -- A mea culpa -- Anticipation and animosity in Westwood -- Do we play? -- The pass -- The most dangerous player in the game -- Jackie joins the team -- Unparalleled ovation -- Unadulterated hokum -- Bing, boxing, and bright lights. -- A star among stars -- The drawing card -- Diverted by war -- A memorable homerun -- I gotta have that Washington -- The join Jackie dilemma -- Cutting into his skills -- Dawn of a new day -- Like old times -- Calling it a career -- Back to the big screen -- A baseball shot at last. -- There will never be another -- Epilogue.
Summary	"The inspirational story of African American trailblazer Kenny Washington, the first player to reintegrate the NFL and the first Black football coach in America, considered by many to be the greatest football player of his time"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject	Washington, Kenny, 1918-1971.
	Football -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	National Football League -- History -- 20th century.
	African American football players -- Biography.
	African American football coaches -- Biography.
	National Football League. (OCoLC)fst00547559
	African American football coaches. (OCoLC)fst00799172
	African American football players. (OCoLC)fst00799173
	Discrimination in sports. (OCoLC)fst00895130
	Football. (OCoLC)fst00931362
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term	1900-1999
Genre/Form	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Biographies.
Other Form:	Online version: Taylor, Dan, 1957- Walking alone The untold journey of football pioneer k. Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022] 9781538154373 (DLC) 2021046983
ISBN	9781538154366 hardcover
	1538154366 hardcover
	9781538154373 electronic publication

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