In Warren Moon's new book "Never Give Up Your Dream" by Don Yeager you will find a special mention of AYF President Joe Galat. In 1984 most NFL Teams harbored a bias against Black Quarterbacks which threatened to sidetrack Warrens dream of playing in the National Football League. Few NFL Coaches spoke out against that bias. Former Houston Oilers Defensive Coach Joe Galat told the NFL he believed in giving Moon a chance to prove what everybody knows deep down inside.
Joe said to the media "any NFL Team that signs Warren Moon will become a winner". Joe was right as Warren Moon went on to play in nine Pro Bowls and is presently the only black Quarterback inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Joe Galat remains the conscious of the NFL this time on matters of Safety and Youth Football.
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