Quote Originally Posted by jaymo76 View Post
Heard a number of interviews from Moon over the years and he is grateful for the CFL and how it opened the door for black players, much like the Expos did for baseball a decade before. For several years I would say moon was the most popular NFL player Canadians cheered for. Only he and Doug Flutie have had that type of popularity north of the 49th.
For the record, the comment about southeast Texas being progressive in the 80s was sarcasm.