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Fire Foray with Tony Rice Pioneering Authors Bill Hern and David Gleave
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Award winning Broadcaster Tony Rice with interesting, successful guests. They chew the fat on life, the achievement mentality and those issues of the day. All in an entertaining and engaging style, the style only possible around the fire.
This episode features a conversation from October 'Black History Month' with Bill Hern and David Gleave; Authors of the amazing book; 'Footballs Black Pioneers the Story Of the First Black Players To Represent the 92 League Clubs.'
We discuss:
+ The true odyssey that this project represented with David and Bill travelling the world to unearth these compelling stories.
+ The pioneering efforts such Players made and their impact on the game and society in 2021
+ The importance of educating ourselves with the hidden narratives of history made accessible here through the power of football
+ The Calypso culture and check out Alexander D Great's tune; 'Viv Anderson' which Bill and David commissioned to accompany their book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXqYOTE_Qy8
+ Where and how we can get hold of Footballs Black Pioneers The Story of the First Black Players to Represent the 92 League Clubs.
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