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The Black 14: Ep 3

Amazing Sport Stories: Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team
Amazing Sport Stories: Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team
Episode • Feb 15, 2024 • 38m

Kicked off the Wyoming Cowboys, the “Black 14” watch the next game from the stands. Then, they turn to the courts to try to seek justice. It is October 1969 and word of their dismissal, for wanting to stage a protest against racism, has spread around the university campus. Their story is about to go national. The next match is against Brigham Young University, but they cannot play. This four-part season includes interviews with eight of the Black 14: Guillermo Hysaw, Ted Williams, Ron Hill, John Griffin, Tony McGee, Joe Williams, Mel Hamilton, and Lionel Grimes.

Warning: this episode contains the use of racist language.

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