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University of Iowa football boycott suspension newspaper articles, 1969

1969-04-24 Daily Iowan Article: "Black Athletes Charge Grid Double Standard"

Black Athletes Charge Grid Double Standard
(EDITOR'S NOTE - The following statement was issued by members of the Black Athletes Union Tuesday and is printed here in full.) 

DI april 24 pg 3 

Everyone knows that Coach Ray Nagel declared the 16 athletes who boycotted spring football practice " off the team". But everyone does not know that the coaching staff has been secretly trying to recruit the freshman boycotters by telephone conversations and individual conferences. His (Nagel's) reason for wanting to get the freshmen back was because he believed that they were influenced by upperclassmen. Who is off the team? Does anybody know? 
   Coach Nagel has also stated that his practice attendance policy that any unexcused absentee from football practive is automatically dismissed from the squad.
   Last year, a white squad member had an unexcused absence from practice. he quit the team. Yet, he was allowed to be reinstated by a team vote. Mr. Nagel said that he had one set of rules for everyone. Was this exercising that rule?
   The black athletes did not "quit" th team, but merely protested alleged injustices. The white player returned after quitting but the blacks can't return after protesting. Is this true integration?

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April 24, 1969

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Black Athletes Charge Grid Double Standard (EDITOR'S NOTE - The following statement was issued by members of the Black Athletes Union Tuesday and is printed here in full.) DI april 24 pg 3 Everyone knows that Coach Ray Nagel declared the 16 athletes who boycotted spring football practice " off the team". But everyone does not know that the coaching staff has been secretly trying to recruit the freshman boycotters by telephone conversations and individual conferences. His (Nagel's) reason for wanting to get the freshmen back was because he believed that they were influenced by upperclassmen. Who is off the team? Does anybody know? Coach Nagel has also stated that his practice attendance policy that any unexcused absentee from football practive is automatically dismissed from the squad. Last year, a white squad member had an unexcused absence from practice. he quit the team. Yet, he was allowed to be reinstated by a team vote. Mr. Nagel said that he had one set of rules for everyone. Was this exercising that rule? The black athletes did not "quit" th team, but merely protested alleged injustices. The white player returned after quitting but the blacks can't return after protesting. Is this true integration? DI April 24, 1969