Found September 25, 2009 on
Bleacher Report:
Who will be the Jackie Robinson of English football management?The black American baseball star broke the colour bar when he played for MLB's Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Robinson thrived despite enormous pressure and became a legendary symbol of African American talent courage and progress.Other sports were emboldened to give opportunities to members of a once maligned community. Tennis’ Arthur Ashe was dubbed the ‘Robinson’ of his sport in the 1970’s.
The cult of Robinson reached out to Tiger Woods too in the 1990's. He was tagged the ‘Robinson of golf’ until he confounded the 'label placers' by describing himself as a ‘Cablinasian.’ It was a sporting aspect mirrored in the United Kingdom. Viv Anderson, who in 1979, became the first black player to represent the senior England football team, was the ‘Robinson of UK football’.Legions of black footballers have become millionaires and household names since...
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