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Bill Nunn Jr., a black sports reporter for The Pittsburgh Courier, could not sit in the press box at Forbes Field three years after Jackie Robinson started for the Brooklyn Dodgers. But on a...
Sep 4, 2024 · Bill Nunn was an influential figure in the world of professional football, who left an indelible mark as a scout for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played a crucial role in building the Steelers’ dynasty of the 1970s, contributing to teams that won multiple Super Bowls.
- The Super Scout
- Family Ties
- Losing A Legend
Jackie Robinson. Muhammad Ali. Roberto Clemente. Joe Louis. As a journalist, Nunn covered them all. He always knew how to read, study and connect with athletes. After all, he was one himself. He was a basketball player at West Virginia State who had the opportunity to sign with the Harlem Globetrotters. But he would forgo a sports career to follow ...
Nunn scrutinized the prospect standing before him, deducing Brandon Hunt’s entire backstory within seconds. “Oh, here we go,” Nunn said, donning a white Starter Steelers tracksuit and yellow Oakley shades indoors. “Another reject coming to work for us.” It was the summer of 2005 and Hunt was just beginning his scouting internship with Pittsburgh. A...
They all assumed there would be more rides. More talks. More laughs. Nunn had walked the hallways of the Steelers facility for decades, befriending and advising generations of Rooneys, personnel scouts and players. For so long, he had been the guy behind the scenes. The gravelly voice in the back of the room. And no one could picture the building w...
Jul 31, 2021 · Nunn helped open the door for many HBCU players to enter the NFL — and join the Steelers.
“At Mrs. Gibson’s place, the Negro players have basic comfort and ‘eat high on the hog’ as the saying goes. Yet, they sleep two to a room; queue up for use of the two bathrooms and sometime bicker over the choice of a television program on the single set in the living room.”
William Goldwyn Nunn III (October 20, 1953 – September 24, 2016) was an American actor known for his roles as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee's film Do the Right Thing, Robbie Robertson in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man film trilogy and as Terrence "Pip" Phillips on The Job (2001–02).
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Aug 12, 2021 · Simply put, no one knew the talent at Black colleges on the football field better than Bill Nunn Jr. The legendary Steelers owner, Dan Rooney, and the legendary Steelers head coach, Chuck Noll, were deservedly honored in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000 and 1993, respectively.
