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May 7, 2014 · 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...
- Andrew Conte
- Key Role in Steelers Dynasty
- Fighting Segregated America
- 'Bill Was That Person For Me'
That all-star team from the leading voice of the Black press was held in such regard that, during an era which pales in sophistication when compared to the predraft prep today, legend has it that then-New York Giants owner Wellington Mara had the Courier in his hand as he instructed underlings to draft tackle Roosevelt Brown in the first round in 1...
Newspapers such as the Chicago Defender and the Baltimore Afro-American played a key advocacy role in a largely segregated America, addressing social issues and general topics relating to Black people that the mainstream press ignored. In its heyday the Courier, distributed nationwide, had a circulation in excess of 400,000, a huge reach at the tim...
What many may not know about Nunn’s impact on Stallworth is what happened after the rookie arrived in Pittsburgh. Stallworth said he didn’t have a single player or coach from A&M who could help with his adjustment to the next level. “Bill was that person for me,” Stallworth said. Nunn mentored him, even calling him in the evenings after practice wi...
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At the time of Bill Nunn’s death in 2014, he left behind his wife, Frances, son and actor, William Goldwyn III, and daughter and former U.S. Attorney Lynell Wilson. Wilson is the only surviving member of Nunn’s immediate family.
Aug 12, 2021 · When certain activities were published in the Courier, the people involved could not figure out where the leaks were coming from. That was classic Bill Nunn Jr. CYDNEY NUNN, granddaughter of Bill Nunn, standing next to Nunn’s bust at the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony on Aug. 8.
May 21, 2014 · FAREWELL—Bill Nunn Jr., a Steelers scout and pioneering Black journalist, died Tuesday, May 6 at age 89. His viewing was May 13, and he was buried Wednesday, May 14 from Grace Memorial Presbyterian Church. Above are his wife of 63 years Frances, and daughter Lynell. Not shown is son Bill Nunn II. (Photo by Thomas Sabol)
Jul 31, 2021 · Jul 31, 2021. 42. Joe Greene and his wife, Agnes, returned to their apartment during his senior year at North Texas State and were surprised by two intruders sitting on their couch....
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Nunn lived with his wife, Frances, in the Schenley Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh. [11] . Their son Bill was an actor; he played Radio Raheem in Do The Right Thing. Because of his son's fame, the elder Nunn referred to himself as Bill Nunn Sr. [5] Their daughter, Lynell Wilson, is a former U.S. Attorney. [5]
