Latinos in American Football: Pathbreakers on the Gridiron, 1927 to the Present

by Mario Longoria and Jorge Iber

Book Overview

In 1927 Cuban national Ignacio S. Molinet was recruited to play with the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the old NFL for a single season. 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 myths...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476668868
• ISBN13: 9781476668864
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 379 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher