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James R. Wallen The idea began first as a film, Gridiron Underground, that I wrote and directed. I always felt that the film in its 70 minute running time - as good a…moreThe idea began first as a film, Gridiron Underground, that I wrote and directed. I always felt that the film in its 70 minute running time - as good as the finished film was - could only scratch the surface on some of the stories behind many Black Americans coming to Canada to play football beginning in 1946. I did not want to write the definitive history so much as focus on certain individuals through the eras of professional football in Canada; where they came from, how they got here, what they did here, and why they remain(ed) in Canada or return(ed) to the United States.(less)
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Gridiron Underground: Black...

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Boys' Night Out

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Her Smoke Rose Up

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“The vast majority - 98.4 percent - of college football players in the U.S. with aspirations to play professional football never get that opportunity.”
James R. Wallen, Gridiron Underground: Black American Journeys in Canadian Football

“as a player you win once but when you win as a coach, you win...forty times.”
James R. Wallen, Gridiron Underground: Black American Journeys in Canadian Football

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