Been thinking about the old United Negro College Fund ads (“A mind is a terrible thing to waste”) that used to run during NFL games

Back with Spuds MacKenzie and the Swedish Bikini Team and the early Chevy “Like A Rock” ads with the laser logo

Just now realizing that for the median NFL fan in 1990, not only was the hometown team probably the place where he most identified with and rooted for black guys, but ‘cause of the NCAA-as-minor-league thing it might represent the majority of black college graduates he knew