Black athletes need chance to play QB

TO THE EDITOR:

Let me say I have an issue with the Warren County football program.

In the history of the program, no African American kids have been given the chance to play quarterback, no matter how great a player they are. When they express interest in the position, they’re either totally denied the chance or discouraged from wanting to try out for the position.

I asked one coach about this and he said he had never thought about it. Is this politics of what? Or does every coach think the same? If you’ll look at some of the other schools, college, the NFL, there’s proof African Americans can play this position successfully.

I just want to know that we get the same chance as everyone else. This is not a black and white issue. It’s a right and wrong issue and we have been left out long enough.
Donald W. Crisp
1211 Pike Hill Road
McMinnville