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Warren Moon Isn’t White Enough For The League

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Warren Moon almost didn’t get a shot at his Hall of Fame NFL career with the Oilers because he was black. When Moon left the University of Washington in 1978 to pursue an NFL career, the league wanted him to change his position from quarterback to something more “suitable for a black athlete,” like a wide receiver. Moon refused, choosing to join the Canadian Football League instead. From 1978 to 1984 he was the quarterback of the Edmonton Eskimos and won five Grey Cups. After the 1984 CFL season, the NFL finally took its shot on Moon. He was signed by the Houston Oilers and became one of the greatest quarterbacks to play the game, finally being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006.

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