Back ‘in the day’ there used to be football game called the ‘Turkey Bowl’ that took place in out little home town. It was between the older (early 20’s then was old!) former players and good sandlot players from our town. It was the Black kids vs. the White kids! It was held on Thanksgiving morning on the old HS field where we’d all played. Nobody ever asked for or got permission to use the field either. And no one ever came and ran anyone off either! (side bar – this one crazy dude on the ‘white’ team used to dislocate his collar bone every year! but the idiot kept right on coming back!)
And for the record….. WE ALL GOT ALONG THEN AND STILL DO!
Back ‘in the day’ there used to be football game called the ‘Turkey Bowl’ that took place in out little home town. It was between the older (early 20’s then was old!) former players and good sandlot players from our town. It was the Black kids vs. the White kids! It was held on Thanksgiving morning on the old HS field where we’d all played. Nobody ever asked for or got permission to use the field either. And no one ever came and ran anyone off either! (side bar – this one crazy dude on the ‘white’ team used to dislocate his collar bone every year! but the idiot kept right on coming back!)
And for the record….. WE ALL GOT ALONG THEN AND STILL DO!