This was news yesterday: backup kicker Ashley Martin booted three extra points in three tries, becoming the first female to ever play in Division I football as well as the first female to ever score points in Division I football.
That's not why I picked this image. The reason I picked this image is because of the other players in it.
The idea that women would venture into men's sports has not really been in question since it started probably 15-20 years ago. But as far back as I can remember, every venture has been met with resistance and that resistance has been carefully noted and documented, until the popular notion is that the other male players would never want a female on the team. For whatever reason.
We've advanced to the point where that's no longer true. How about if the rest of the world takes notice of that fact; no controversy here, it's time to move on.
08-31-2001, 11:36 AM
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