You need to watch Reggie Jackson recounting the horrors of racism he experienced in his playing days
There’s not much more to say than what the headline says.
Reggie Jackson is a Hall of Famer, a five-time World Series champion, former MVP and the man known as Mr. October. He’s also someone who’s endured the horrors of racism back in the 1960s, as he recounted on Thursday when the Cardinals and Giants played at historic Rickwood Field, which honored the late Willie Mays.
He talked about hearing slurs hurled at him, the death threats, being told he couldn’t stay or eat in places that the rest of his team could.
And he had this to say: “I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.”
Take three and a half minutes. And listen.
Alex Rodriguez asked a question. Reggie Jackson answered it.
(Shouts to the producer and rest of the desk for staying out of Reggie’s way and just letting him talk. I doubt they expected this answer. But it’s a great few minutes of television.)pic.twitter.com/7WqjlppvF8
— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) June 21, 2024