Dr. H. Edwards is an African American sociologist. He received his PHd at Cornell University and is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a strong supporter of African American athletes.

 

“We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open,…The chances of you becoming a Jerry Rice or a Magic Johnson are so slim as to be negligible. Black kids must learn to distribute their energies in a way that’s going to make them productive, contributing citizens in an increasingly high-technology society.” – Harry Edwards

 

 

 

• He was an extraordinary built athlete

• Excelled in track and field, football, and basketball.

• He had a chance to go into professional sports, but decided to continue his academics

• and earned  his masters at Cornell University in 1966.

• He influenced sports teams to not use performance enhancing drugs.

• Wrote a book called The Revolt of the Black Athlete (1970)

• Makes a stand for black athletes and represents them in professional sports

• Today is sports psychologist

• Holding seminars in UC Berkeley about Sports in Society.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

more info:

• http://www.johncarlos68.com/2013/02/dr-harry-edwards/