National Football League commissioner Bert Bell worked and dreamed that one day the NFL would have the same status as major league baseball. With the move of owner Daniel Reeves' Cleveland Rams to Los Angeles in 1946, that dream was set in motion. Reeves took risks and broke barriers that no other NFL owner ever did. He set up a scouting system, not just of big-time colleges, but one that would scout players from small colleges and all Black schools.
Like the rest of society, major league baseball felt the impact of America's involvement in World War II reverberate through its ranks. Virtually every player of the game was affected in one way or another: some were called to service and lost valuable years of playing time, while others received their first shot at the big leagues as they were called upon to fill the vacant positions.
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