Remember when Warren Moon was fighting to become the Houston Astros' starting quarterback?
No? That was back in 1984, BTW. Before half of America was born. Without institutional memory. And I might mention that Warren Moon is Black.
It was the thinking of football's cognocenti back then that Black quarterback's weren't smart enough to be quarterbacks.
There. I said it.
Because, ummm, they were Black. You know, memorize plays and all. Lead a team and all. Turns out, Moon could memorize plays. And lead a team. In fact, he proved to be one of the NFL's best QB's ever. Hall of Fame, and all that. With a mid-market team. And he helped open the door to "players of color" to follow. Like now...
As of October, 2024, 15 NFL teams have Black starting quarterbacks. Out of 32 teams. 77.1% of the NFL's 1,600 players are Black, and only 17.5% are White.
It seems that question about "smarts" has been answered. Since Blacks represent only 17.6% of our entire population, I'm starting to wonder just who of us are the dummmies?
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