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<blockquote data-quote="Joe" data-source="post: 315755" data-attributes="member: 9">Another story about that kind of racism Blacks faced was also in professional sport.The first Black player in the National Hockey League was in a vicious stick swinging incident likely instigated by a White hockey player who is now in the Hall of Fame, Eric Nesternko. Nesterenko also hurled racial slurs at the guy, calling him a N**ger[MEDIA=youtube]wJOm4qTfKZg[/MEDIA]Nesterenko's actions badly cut up the player, Willy O'Ree, the first Black player to lace up skates in the NHL&nbsp; Nesterenko might have also shortened O'Ree's career who was a promising talentWhen I was younger, I used to look up to Nesterenko as a hockey legend, but when I realized what he did to this Black player, my image of him has become tarnished and perhaps he shouldn't even be in the Hall of Fame. Maybe Nesternko should be stripped of that honor.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Joe, post: 315755, member: 9"] Another story about that kind of racism Blacks faced was also in professional sport. The first Black player in the National Hockey League was in a vicious stick swinging incident likely instigated by a White hockey player who is now in the Hall of Fame, Eric Nesternko. Nesterenko also hurled racial slurs at the guy, calling him a N**ger [MEDIA=youtube]wJOm4qTfKZg[/MEDIA] Nesterenko's actions badly cut up the player, Willy O'Ree, the first Black player to lace up skates in the NHL Nesterenko might have also shortened O'Ree's career who was a promising talent When I was younger, I used to look up to Nesterenko as a hockey legend, but when I realized what he did to this Black player, my image of him has become tarnished and perhaps he shouldn't even be in the Hall of Fame. Maybe Nesternko should be stripped of that honor. [/QUOTE]

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