March 31, 2004

Dumb White Athlete

Football Hall of Famer Paul Hornung told a reporter that Notre Dame had to lower their academic standards to "get the black athlete" and have a stronger football team. Boifromtroy has plenty to say [via SportsBlog]. Let me just add an interesting stat:

Percentage of black players on ND's football team: 55.2%

Percentage of black players on Division I-A footballs teams in the 2001-02 season: 43.8%

"Hornung: Notre Dame Must Lower Standards"

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