subtitled: We hope your Boss Isn't a Racist
and That You Have Today Off
and That You Have Today Off
Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968).
Read about his life and all too early death here.
Read about his life and all too early death here.
TMT would like to congratulate NFL Referee, Mike Carey, who on February 3 will be the first black ref to officiate a Super Bowl. TMT thinks this is a long time coming in a sport with a clear racial inequality for leadership/official positions (Coaches, QBs, Refs). This season, there were 26 black refs on the 17 crews, a single-season high. The NFL congratulates itself for making this Mike Carey move a little too much for our liking.
"Blacks also have been well-represented in the Super Bowl at other positions, starting with Burl Toler, a former player, who was involved of several of the early games."
1. That typo ("involved of several") is theirs not ours. Clearly an important story.
2. Burl's "involvement" is bizarrely vague.
Still, it's about time, and Mike Carey, who in his "private life owns a skiing accessories company," has been among the NFL's top crew chiefs for a decade and has been a Super Bowl alternate. He seems ready for the big game. Let's just hope that in his private life he also roots for the Giants.
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Sadly no...they're all racists and I'm working today.
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As another MLK Day approaches, here's a more concise bit of info on Burl Toler:
ReplyDelete1. College All-Star linebacker, University of San Francisco; teammate of Ollie Matson. Undefeated team denied a bowl bid due to racism. Blew out his knee in the College All-Star Game, never played a day in the NFL.
2. First African-American official in any professional sport, joining NFL in 1965, a 25-year field judge and head linesman, 1st African American official to work a Super Bowl (sorry Mike Carey); officiated 3 and was head linesman in the 1980 Steelers-Rams SB.
3. Also a first-rate teacher and school administrator in SF. A middle school was renamed for him.
4. All living USF teammates awarded honorary Doctorates for their stand, I think in 2006. Burl died Aug. 2009.