679Friday, April 2, 2004
2:30 PM-3:45 PMConvention Center:220/221
NASPE/Sport Sociology Academy
Race and Sport
This interactive forum will examine Black quarterbacks’ dynamic leadership roles in the National Football League and subsequent effects upon amateur levels of play. Data concerning evidence of stacking at the quarterback position in the NFL will be presented. The roles of head coaches and front office personnel, including data concerning minorities’ representations in these positions, and subsequent influences on the roles of quarterbacks will be discussed.
Keyword(s): college level issues, leadership development, multiculturalism/cultural diversity
Presider: Karen H. Weiller, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Speakers:
Black Quarterbacks: Sacked or Surging? Trends Within the National Football League and Participation Patterns in Amateur Sport
Benjamin Goss1, Colby Jubenville2, Fritz Polite3, E. Newton Jackson Jr.4, Jon MacBeth2 and Stuart Currie2, (1)Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, (2)Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, (3)University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, (4)Florida A &M University, Tallahassee, FL
African American Student Athletes’ Perceptions of Career Transition in Sport: A Visual Validation & Qualitative Quest
S. Malia Lawrence, State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA

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