Wednesday 3 November 2021

How sexism and homophobia sidelined the National Women's Football League

Brenda Cook, Brant Hopkins and Baby Murf of the the National Women

The NWFL lasted from the mid-1970s to 1988, when it shuttered and the teams broke apart. A new book, Hail Mary, xplores the league's origins and the problems that brought it to an end.

(Image credit: January 1979, Safety Valve, Published Monthly By Houston Natural Gas Corp., Original Photo Provided By Brenda Cook, Houston Herricanes)



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