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Arkansas Granny

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10. Back in the 60's, I asked my then husband why there were no black quarterbacks.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #5)

Tue May 29, 2012, 10:55 AM

May 2012

His answer was just as you described. They weren't smart enough. It was the accepted attitude at the time. It's still hard to believe that anyone actually believed it, but they did.

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