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Why was Muhammad Ali the only prominent celebrity that was "drafted"?
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Not a cowboys fan. For me, my first memories of nfl were Deion with Atl and buffalo losing 2 straight to the Boys. If it wasn’t for Hank Hill, he would be George Blanda status
Joe Louis was also draftedI'm talking about black famous athletes, not no fukking cacs
I don't care what you talking about. The NBA and the NFL should've had alot of people drafted to Vietnam if it was random. It's a discrepancy.
Fukk out of my face
They weren’t gonna put Ali on the front lines. They wanted him to do exhibition matches to “build morale” for the soldiers BS, but Ali STILL refused just off general principle.
It’s not that hard to get a deferment. I believe the main reason the demographic you speak of didn’t get drafted is because sports was making money and boosting morale so it was more beneficial to keep them home then abroad and exposed to Communist ideals.I'm talking about black famous athletes, not no fukking cacs
I don't care what you talking about. The NBA and the NFL should've had alot of people drafted to Vietnam if it was random. It's a discrepancy.
Fukk out of my face
Money hungry team owners weren’t about to lose their profits. Think about it, why wasn’t OJ drafted? He was 18 in 65.
A beer can looks like a thimble in his hands
Ozymandeas
Veteran
interesting thread. Lets not lose it over the title
I think his religion and statements on race prior influenced him being drafted
Most famous people being listed were in WW2, which was seen as good war, "patriotic" war coming after Pearl Harbor. Ali was drafted in 67, and Vietnam had strong support but also strong oppostion. I dont think Ali would've been put on the front lines, probably had to do basic training and entertain the troops putting on exhibitions. The army like any other powerful entity deals in pr just as others do be it entertainent or sports, etc. Military personel wouldn't say it on the record but the symbolic jesture of having Ali...the heavyweight champion and a black muslim who already made statement on race relations in America...being on "board" for Vietnam could've sway some of those that opposed the war.
"Look, the champ supports the war, so why aren't you" would've been an Army talking point.
Ali didnt let them have thier symbolic jesture and was kept from fighting for three years. I dont think its tinfoil to think if Ali accepted enlistment, all he would have to do is some exhibition tours and pr, the US government would've let him keep his regular fighting schedule
my two cents
That’s all I’m trying to say. I wouldn’t put it past racist cacs to draft him on purpose and it’s probably a part of the reason why he didn’t go fight. He probably looked around at all his peers and wondered why am I the only one?
That would be Floyd Mayweather getting drafted and no other athlete. LeBron, Steph, Jalen Hurts, Mahomes, nope….just Floyd going to fight.
They never forgave him for Rome and the conversion. Them fukkers would have had him boxing right before a “surprise attack”, you already know the play.
Criticizing Vietnam also contributed to the government killing MLK.
get these nets
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Can't even make threads on the Coli. Corny people always looking for daps and trying to play somebody.
My point is there should've been ALOT MORE prominent people, from the NBA, NFL, and MLB that went to Vietnam.
So Kareem, Wilt, Russell, Oscar, Jerry West, Pete Maravich, Nate Thurmond, they all escaped the random lottery huh?
Vietnam Lotteries : Selective Service System
www.sss.gov
Wilt, Mr Russell, Oscar, Jerry, Nate, were born before the dates/years used
Kareem and Pete were draft eligible, technically. Guys signed to contracts in professional sports leagues during that draft got a measure of protection because team owners were bigwigs who donated to politicians.
Erratic415
Superstar
He served with Jackie Robinson, and used his connections to get Robinson in Officers’ Candidate School
*you can see the point the fakkit idiot finally realized he was wrong. But, Jim, he's still gonna lash out to try to save face.. Because he's a small little sad man*
He wasn’t, you are just uneducated on the subject.
This fukking idiot had the nerve to neg me behind this shyt too 
I wish I could walk around and see the world through such dumb lenses. God dang it
I wish I could walk around and see the world through such dumb lenses. God dang it
except this isn't true. ali would've been doing little boxing exhibitions and pr appearances. they would've used him as a recruiting tool in the Black community.
Ozymandeas
Veteran
And all of yall are disingenous.
Out of 100 prominent black athletes, only one got drafted to Vietnam.
That's my point. You can't ask a single question on this forum because everyone wants to be a wise ass.