Tag Archives: Michael Hurd

Thursday Night Lights

Congratulations to my good former Statesman editor Michael Hurd who has scored a University of Texas Press publishing gig. His book, the Thursday Night Lights, will be out in October.

Black College Football

Given the obvious preponderance of black athletes in college and pro football, you’d think this history of a hundred years of traditionally-black college football teams by an old editor of mine, Michael Hurd, would sell better than it does at Amazon. But, then, Mike was never able to interest the Manhattan-based publishing industry in it, either–progressive as they like to claim to be. This is one history that deserves a bigger audience. I enjoyed reading it, so I’m adding it to the Library.