Sanders and Staley: Sport Icons Boldly Challenging the Status Quo

“To be great is to be misunderstood.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Elite Black athletes have set the standard in many American sports. One of the most decorated and vocal has been Deion “Prime Time” Sanders, former Florida State University (FSU) football player and the new head coach at the University of Colorado. The media and fan scrutiny around his resignation from Jackson State University (JSU) reminds me of the journey of another great…