Through the Banks of the Red Cedar
My Father and the Team That Changed the Game

Overall, it’s an interesting look at just how different everything was for players back then. An interesting insight into a Father/Daughter bond that had me thinking about my relationship with my own Dad as well as with my kids. But mostly it left me wanting MORE about Gene Washington’ s actual footb......more

I was very interested in getting more insight into the challenges and struggles that the young men who were instrumental in integrating college and pro-football faced and how they helped change not only the face of American sports but American society in general. Maya Washington addressed an importa......more

The published synopsis of the book is accurate and fairly presented. I am the approximate age of Gene Washington and have a long connection with Michigan State University. Both of which provide a “connection” to the basic facts related in the book. My guess is that many without a similar connection......more

Enjoyed reading most of it. The parts where there were a lot of statistics, a lot of facts, read like a textbook. I didn't enjoy those parts. They are the reason that I don't read a lot of nonfiction. The parts where Ms. Washington wrote about her Dad and other individuals, including herself, were mo......more

The author Maya Washington’s father is Gene Washington. (In order not to confuse, I will refer to them in this review by their first names.) Gene was among the first black football players on nationally prominent college and NFL/AFL teams in the 1960s. He grew up in Jim Crow Texas, but played footba......more