The LA Coliseum forced the Rams to racially integrate in 1946
David Rosenthal · The NFL: How small-town teams became America's most valuable sports empire (Audio) · Acquired · Jan 27, 2026 · at 33:16
Acquired co-host David Rosenthal explains how the Rams' move to Los Angeles compelled the team to integrate by signing Kenny Washington.
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“Moving the Rams to LA forces the league to integrate because the LA Coliseum, where the Rams want to play, is a publicly owned building, and it's controlled then as now By the LA Coliseum Commission. And when Reeves and the Rams come out to petition their case that they should come be allowed to play in the Coliseum. Well, the commission says, okay, we'll let you play here, but we're not going to allow any segregated home teams to use our stadium as their home stadium. So you're going to have to integrate the team.”
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