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re: History of Pro Football in New Orleans
Posted on 7/18/10 at 12:27 am to EastBankTiger
Posted on 7/18/10 at 12:27 am to EastBankTiger
yup, January
After the 1964 season, the AFL All-Star Game had been scheduled for early 1965 in New Orleans' Tulane Stadium. After numerous black players were refused service by a number of New Orleans hotels and businesses, black and white players alike lobbied for a boycott. Under the leadership of Buffalo Bills players including Cookie Gilchrist, the players put up a unified front, and the game was successfully moved to Houston's Jeppesen Stadium.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 had just recently been passed, likely encouraging the AFL players in their cause, which was the first boycott in history of an entire city by a professional sports event.
After the 1964 season, the AFL All-Star Game had been scheduled for early 1965 in New Orleans' Tulane Stadium. After numerous black players were refused service by a number of New Orleans hotels and businesses, black and white players alike lobbied for a boycott. Under the leadership of Buffalo Bills players including Cookie Gilchrist, the players put up a unified front, and the game was successfully moved to Houston's Jeppesen Stadium.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 had just recently been passed, likely encouraging the AFL players in their cause, which was the first boycott in history of an entire city by a professional sports event.
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Posted on 7/19/10 at 7:37 pm to blueslover
part 7
about AFL boycott of all star game
part 8
1965 NFL preseason game-
The fans would equally help Dave Dixon rally from the AFL All-Star Game fallout by producing a crowd of 75,229 for the Colts-Cardinals match-up. It was the largest crowd to watch a pro sports event in the south at the time.
The tickets prices of some $2.00 to $6.00 grossed some $229,000. The crowd was so huge that Tulane Stadium vendors ran out of soft drinks at halftime. The crowd size more than impressed visiting NFL dignitaries, but Dave Dixon’s work was not over yet.
about AFL boycott of all star game
part 8
1965 NFL preseason game-
The fans would equally help Dave Dixon rally from the AFL All-Star Game fallout by producing a crowd of 75,229 for the Colts-Cardinals match-up. It was the largest crowd to watch a pro sports event in the south at the time.
The tickets prices of some $2.00 to $6.00 grossed some $229,000. The crowd was so huge that Tulane Stadium vendors ran out of soft drinks at halftime. The crowd size more than impressed visiting NFL dignitaries, but Dave Dixon’s work was not over yet.
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