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An unofficial fan page bringing you past #NASCAR moments and interesting facts.

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With a push from Christopher Bell on the backstretch, Joey Logano made a pass on the leader and former teammate Brad Keselowski on the final lap and held on to win the #AmbetterHealth400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 19, 2023, by 0.193 seconds over Keselowski

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Rumble adding a Watch Hours gate was the second sign of their impending doom. Just saying.

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Things began to improve as more Black players were added to the team throughout the 1960s, he said.

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Mitchell also said some friendly sportswriters admitted they were instructed not to write feature stories about him or vote for him for awards.

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Later in life, Mitchell admitted his first few years in Washington were difficult for his family. Some restaurants refused them service, and while on the field he heard racial taunts from fans.

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In his first season with the team, he led the league in catches (72) and receiving yards (1,384), and he finished third in touchdowns (11). He played another six seasons in Washington before retiring in 1968. Mitchell was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

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In his first home game at D.C. Stadium, Mitchell recorded seven catches for 147 yards and two scores against the St. Louis Cardinals.

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In his first game with the team, Mitchell caught six passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns and had a 92-yard kick return for a touchdown in a 35-35 tie with the Dallas Cowboys.

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Marshall, a segregationist, believed fans would abandon the team if it had Black players. He nevertheless gave in to the government’s demands and signed Mitchell and two other Black players, John Nisby and Ron Hatcher.

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Washington was then the southernmost franchise in the league, and its games were broadcast on TV and radio through the South.

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the only remaining team in the league with an all-white roster.

The federal government was pressuring team owner George Marshall to integrate, threatening to block the team’s use of the publicly owned D.C. Stadium if he did not.

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After four years with the Cleveland #Browns, Bobby Mitchell was traded to Washington #Redskins in 1962 along with Leroy Jackson for Ernie Davis. Mitchell became the first African American to play for the Washington Redskins,

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Things began to improve as more Black players were added to the team throughout the 1960s, he said.

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Some restaurants refused them service, and while on the field he heard racial taunts from fans. Mitchell also said some friendly sportswriters admitted they were instructed not to write feature stories about him or vote for him for awards.

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He played another six seasons in Washington before retiring in 1968. Mitchell was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

Later in life, Mitchell admitted his first few years in Washington were difficult for his family.

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In his first home game at D.C. Stadium, Mitchell recorded seven catches for 147 yards and two scores against the St. Louis Cardinals.

In his first season with the team, he led the league in catches (72) and receiving yards (1,384), and he finished third in touchdowns (11).

[Three Monkeys F*UCKING a FOOTBALL @TheMonkeysPack]

In his first game with the team, Mitchell caught six passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns and had a 92-yard kick return for a touchdown in a 35-35 tie with the Dallas Cowboys.

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Marshall, a segregationist, believed fans would abandon the team if it had Black players. He nevertheless gave in to the government’s demands and signed Mitchell and two other Black players, John Nisby and Ron Hatcher.

[Three Monkeys F*UCKING a FOOTBALL @TheMonkeysPack]

Washington was then the southernmost franchise in the league, and its games were broadcast on TV and radio through the South.

[Three Monkeys F*UCKING a FOOTBALL @TheMonkeysPack]

the only remaining team in the league with an all-white roster.

The federal government was pressuring team owner George Marshall to integrate, threatening to block the team’s use of the publicly owned D.C. Stadium if he did not.

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49 Days Until #NFLKickoff (#Seahawks  Vs #Patriots)!

After four years with the Cleveland #Browns, Bobby Mitchell was traded to Washington #Redskins in 1962 along with Leroy Jackson for Ernie Davis. Mitchell became the first African American to play for the Washington Redskins,