The color of Sundays
(Book)

Subtitle on jacket: The secret strategy that built the Steelers' dynasty.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-299).

"Unlike baseball, football did not have a thunderclap moment like the arrival of Jackie Robinson at Erbbets Field. Instead, the game started out as the most egalitarian of American sports, reversed course during the Great Depression when the NFL purged its few black players and then slowly reintegrated after World War II. Even then, the sport needed another three decades before owners, coaches and fans looked at players based on their ability, rather than their complexion. The Color of Sundays tells this uniquely American story by tracing the life story of Bill Nunn Jr."--Amazon.

Bill Nunn Jr. never wanted anyone to write this book. But he ultimately gave his blessing. Bill was a pioneering African-American athlete. Then he ranked among the nation's best-known black sports writers. And ultimately, he turned into the secret weapon that brought the Pittsburgh Steelers from decades of failure to unmatched championship success.