{"product_id":"gridiron-underground-james-r-wallen-9781459743212","title":"Gridiron Underground: Black American Journeys in Canadian Football","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCanada couldn't guarantee them greatness but offered the freedom and opportunity they needed to achieve it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1951, Bernie Custis, a standout quarterback at Syracuse, had his invitation to the national East-West All-Star game rescinded when the organizers discovered he was black. In 1978, Warren Moon -- the only player to be inducted into both the Canadian and American football halls of fame -- went unselected as a quarterback in the NFL draft.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the NFL insisting that a black player could not lead a team, generations of promising athletes were denied a chance to compete at the highest levels. But with their minds set on getting the recognition they deserved, many of them found that Canadian teams were ready to welcome them aboard.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGridiron Underground\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how talented Black American players who were overlooked, ignored, or prevented from playing football in their home country came to Canada, from the 1940s right through to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James R. Wallen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459743210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459743212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"James R. Wallen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986296144127,"sku":"9781459743212","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_31dd74d7-3a2c-4171-a6ea-193ba5dbd6ea.jpg?v=1683282518","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gridiron-underground-james-r-wallen-9781459743212","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}