Goal blocked for gifted athlete
Title
Goal blocked for gifted athlete
Creator
Description
Profile of John Thomas "Pomp" Chandler (RC 1937) printed in the New Brunswick newspaper Daily Home News after Chandler's death in 1978. The article discusses Chandler's success as an athlete at Rutgers, especially in lightweight football, and the author compares Chandler to Paul Robeson. The article also notes how Chandler's ambitions in tennis were thwarted by segregation and racial discrimination.
Date
1978-10-29
Publication
Place of publication
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries
Archival collection
Rutgers University Biographical Files: Alumni
Archival location
Box: 286, Folder: Chandler, John [filed with class of 1936]
Library catalog record (external link)
Collection
Citation
Fleming, Jimmie, “Goal blocked for gifted athlete,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed April 24, 2024, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/616.