Today I learned about Willie O’Ree. A hero and a hockey player.Willie O’Ree on Breaking the NHL Color Barrier : NPR
Weekend Edition Saturday, January 12, 2008 · Fifty years ago, black athlete Willie O’Ree took to the ice for the Boston Bruins. It was a decade after Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier. O’Ree also skated with a secret that would have barred him from playing professional hockey. He could only see through one eye.