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Podcast: The Ringer NFL Show
Episode: Introducing ‘Blackballed’
Description: Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Bill Willis, and Marion Motley reintegrated professional football in 1946. They are known as the Forgotten Four. The burying of their story, and the secret ban on Black players that came before, is a critical piece of the history of the NFL’s complicated relationship with race.Host: Chelsea Stark-JonesCo-reporter: Lex PryorProducers: Isaiah Blakely, Mike Wargon, Justin Sayles, and Vikram PatelSound Design and Original Theme Song: Devon RenaldoMixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...