Description: The Idealist: Jack Trice and the Battle for A Forgotten Football Legacy Author: Jonathan Gelber Title: The Idealist: Jack Trice and the Battle for A Forgotten Football Legacy Publication: Triumph Books, 2022 Description: Hardcover. New hardcover in a new dust jacket. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. 8vo. (6 x 1 x 9 inches) Includes photo plates. 256 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New / New. An essential story of understated courage, the lasting power of a name, and the battle to honor a pioneering legacy. On the eve of his second varsity football game for the Iowa State Cyclones, Jack Trice wrote in a letter, "The honor of my race, family and self are at stake. Everyone is expecting me to do big things. I will!" The introspective 21-year-old was ever aware of his status in 1923 as the college's first Black football player. Trice would die tragically days later after sustaining injuries on the field during that game. Today, Iowa State football games are played at Jack Trice Stadium. The Idealist is a complete portrait of Trice, the son of a former Buffalo Soldier who became a high school football standout in Ohio and embarked on his college career hoping to emulate fellow Iowa State alum George Washington Carver. It is also the story of those who fought for his legacy across generations. What defines a hero? Who has been overlooked because the color of their skin? In the 1970s, the students of Iowa State asked the same questions. The discovery of the story behind a small, dusty plaque honoring Trice spawned a decades long campus movement to honor a forgotten football hero who helped break racial boundaries and may have died because of them. As more light is shed on racial inequality in the United States, the story of how Jack Trice's memory led to a namesake stadium--the first and only major football stadium named for an African-American individual--should serve an inspiration for all.. Seller ID: 160 Subject: Historical Biographies , Sports The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Jonathan Gelber
Publisher: Triumph Books
Year Printed: 2022
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: Biography & Autobiography
