It took 41 Super Bowls before a black coach won a championship in a sport where 7 out of 10 players are black. Black athletes dominate professional football and basketball rosters, headlines, and all-star teams, so why is?t that proportion reflected in the number of coaches, general managers, and front-office staff in those sports? And why are blacks so underrepresented in many other sports, both on the playing fields and in administrative offices? Award-winning sports columnist Shaun Powell answers those questions and many more in this thought-provoking work, Souled Out? Powell’s balanced look at blacks’ current status in today’s sporting landscape sheds light on the successes, shortcomings, and dilemmas still facing a race more than 60 years after Jackie Robinson won the Rookie of the Year Award and played in his first World Series. Powell understands that the current dilemma in U.S. sports is more than just a by-product of racism. He challenges black sports figures to take greater responsibility