In 1927 Cuban national Ignacio S. Molinet was recruited to play professional football with the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the old NFL for a single season. In the 1930s, Mexican national Jose Martinez-Zorrilla achieved 1932 All-American honors. These are the beginnings of the Latino experience in American Football, which continues amidst a remarkable and diversified setting of Hispanic nationalities and ethnic groups. This history of Latinos in American Football dispels the nativists and sports myths that baseball, boxing, and soccer are the chosen and competent sports for Spanish-surname athletes. It documents their fascination for the sport that initially denied their participation but that could not discourage their determination to master the game.

Book Information
ISBN 9781476668864
Author Mario Longoria
Format Paperback
Page Count 337
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc