[Elvis]

[Elvis]

Will History repeat itself?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_o ... os_Angeles

1946–48: Starting over in Los Angeles[edit]

Dan Reeves, owner of the Los Angeles Rams, 1946–1971
On January 12, 1946, Dan Reeves was denied a request by the other National Football League (NFL) owners to move his team, the Cleveland Rams to Los Angeles and its 92,000 seat Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[1] Reeves threatened to end his relationship with the NFL and get out of the professional football business altogether unless the Rams transfer to Los Angeles was permitted.[1][2][3] A settlement was reached and, as a result, Reeves was allowed to move his team to Los Angeles.[1][4][5][6] Consequently, the NFL became the first professional coast-to-coast sports entertainment industry.[1] At the time, the NFL did not allow African Americans to play in the league.[citation needed] After the Rams had received approval to move to Los Angeles, the Rams entered into negotiations to lease the Los Angeles Coliseum. The Rams were advised that a precondition to them getting a lease was that they would have to integrate the team with at least one African American; the Rams agreed to this condition.[7][8][9][10] Subsequently, the Rams signed Kenny Washington on March 21, 1946,[11][12][13] and racial segregation in the NFL was completely ended.[14]

[moklerman]

What are you saying? The Rams are going to start signing black players?

[Hacksaw]

What are you saying? The Rams are going to start signing black players?

OH Gawd, not that. The next thing you know we'll have a black president.