In 1927 Cuban national Ignacio S. Molinet was recruited to play with the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the old NFL for a single season. Mexican national Jose Martinez-Zorrilla achieved 1932 All-American honors. These are the beginnings of the Latino experience in American Football, which continues amidst a remarkable and diversified setting of Hispanic nationalities and ethnic groups. This history of Latinos in American Football dispels the myths that baseball, boxing, and soccer are the chosen and competent sports for Spanish-surname athletes. The book documents their fascination for the sport that initially denied their participation but that could not discourage their determination to master the game.

Where does that endless supply of facts, figures, statistics and trivia that braodcasters spout actually come from? SABR takes the inside story of the development of baseball research, its resources, techniques and fascinating anecdotes by the folks who dig it up.

In the first guide ever written about Hispanic professional football players, Mario Longoria profiles all the important Mexicano/Latino athletes, providing valuable biographical information and photographs as well as a lively account of the career highlights of each player. The author recaptures the excitement of play-by-play descriptions of crucial games in which these Latino gridiron heroes played central roles. In addition, he provides a summary of Hispanic players' contributions in college all-star and bowl games and comprehensive lists of Hispanic players drafted by pro teams and those who appeared on pro football rosters. Longoria worked closely with the players, coaches, managers, and public relations directors of NFL teams to compile the information in this book. A much-needed addition to sports history, Athletes Remembered saves these unsung heroes from undeserved obscurity. Mario Longoria lives in San Antonio, Texas.

A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.