Moments of Impact
Subtitle: Injury, Racialized Memory, and Reconciliation in College Football
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780803245785
Subjects: Iowa state university; Racism in sports; Memory
Description: In the first half of the twentieth century, Jack Trice, Ozzie Simmons, and Johnny Bright played college football for three Iowa institutions: Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, and Drake University, respectively. At a time when the overwhelming majority of their opponents and teammates were white, the three men, all African American, sustained serious injuries on the gridiron, either because of their talents, their race, or, most likely, because of an ugly combination of the two. Moments of Impact tells their stories and examines how the local communities of which they were once a part have forgotten and remembered those assaults over time. Of particular interest are the ways those memories have manifested in a number of commemorations, including a stadium name, a trophy, and the dedication of a football field.