Happy Hump Day! We continue to look at the history of black hockey players - today we feature Herb Carnegie. Many say that Herb Carnegie was the best player not in the National Hockey League at that time.Herb Carnegie was one-third of what is believed to be the very first all-black line in hockey. Herbie centered his brother Ossie and Manny McIntyre. O'Ree described them as … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Ice – Our History In Hockey
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Monday Open Thread: Black Ice – Our History In Hockey
Good Monday Morning Obots! This week we'll take a look at the history of African-Americans and African-Canadians in the sport of Hockey. Today we start by looking to our neighbors of the north and discover the Colored Hockey League. The Colored Hockey League of Maritimes in Nova Scotia was formed in 1894 across the provinces of Canada 22 years before the National Hockey … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Ice – Our History In Hockey
Saturday Open Thread: Greatest Athletes You’ve Never Heard Of
Welcome to the Weekend Obots! The last athlete we want to highlight for the week is a trailblazer in skating. Mabel Fairbanks Mabel was born in New York City on November 14, 1916. As a young girl in the 1930s, Fairbanks discovered her lifetime passion watching a Sonia Henje movie. She then saw a pair of black skates in a pawnshop window and talked the guy down to $1.50. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Greatest Athletes You’ve Never Heard Of
Friday Open Thread: Greatest Athletes You’ve Never Heard Of
TGIF POU! Today's highlights are an HBCU team that made history in lacrosse and an heir from that team. The 1975 Morgan State Bears Lacrosse Team The Morgan State University Lacrosse Bears was the only lacrosse team established to play NCAA-level lacrosse at a historically black institution. The team, from Baltimore, Maryland, defeated schools like Harvard and Notre Dame … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Greatest Athletes You’ve Never Heard Of
Wednesday Open Thread: Greatest Athletes You’ve Never Heard Of
Happy Hump Day Obots! Today we highlight a golfing extraordinaire. Ann Gregory It is an unfortunate oversight that when great female players are cited, it is rare for Ann Gregory to be mentioned. She literally changed the complexion of golf. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Greatest Athletes You’ve Never Heard Of