The 1960s were a tumultuous period in U.
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While some players fought for civil rights and others fought overseas, the ideological divides behind the protests and riots in the streets spilled into the locker rooms, and athletes increasingly brought their political beliefs i.
As war in Southeast Asia, civil unrest at home and political assassinations rocked the nation, professional Football struggled to attract fans. history and the sporting world was not immune to the decade\'s upturn of tradition.
The 1960s were a tumultuous period in U.
S