Stephens

Zach- you need to actually interview someone. Pick someone that you can make contact with. I am cool with trying to hunt down Bob Knight or Trent Green and taking a stab at that. Derrick Thomas will be difficult to do though. :)

Zach- let's start with Royals community relations: []

Chiefs community relations: []

ESPN: []

Here is my advice- start with these general feedback forms. Tell them what you are doing, what type of person you would like to talk to, what you are hoping to find out, a possible time that you could call to talk to someone, etc.

How sports helped people during troubled times


 * Baseball during World War II
 * Football in the aftermath of 9/11
 * Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans Saints

Baseball was one of the few things that helped keep people entertained during the troubling times of the war. All NFL games were postponed and played at later date and college football paid special tributes. People wanted to postpone the NCAA tournament after President Regan was shooting

=**Intreviewees**= Bob Knight-former Indiana Hoosiers basketball Coach Trent Green-former quarterback for the Chiefs Derrick Thomas-Linebacker for the Chiefs

NFL in the Aftermath of 9/11
First New York Giants game after 9/11



**"It's not the easiest thing to talk about, especially for my brothers."**
Joe Andruzzi, former Cleveland Browns guard []

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 * The games for September 16-17 were postponed and were rescheduled to the weekend of Janurary 6-7
 * ESPN's Sunday Night Football fame was also changed
 * The original game was supposed to be between Cleveland at Pittsburgh
 * The game was changed to Philadelphia at Tampa Bay
 * Also every team in the NFL wore a patch to remember those who died in the 9/11 attacks, and this was the only time wore a patch to remember 9/11
 * NY Jets and NY Giants wore a patch to remember those who the firefighters that risked their lives in the attacks

McAfee here is the Negro Leagues Baseball Muesum's contact information. Let me know if you want me to contact them or you want me to do that. Contact Info: (816) 221-1920

I also have contacted ESPN about Bob Knight and I have also contacted Cooperstown and the Chiefs. Let me know if we even need to contact the muesum. Thanks


 * Chiefs Interview Questions**
 * How did your day start out on 9/11?
 * What was the team doing at the time of the first plane crash?
 * What did the team do after the first plane attack, did they stop practice or did they keep practice going?
 * What was the atmosphere like in the Chiefs facility during the attacks?
 * How did the attacks impact practice plans?
 * What were some of the pros of still having practice in the aftermath of the attacks?
 * What were some of the cons?
 * What did the Chiefs do to honor those who died in the attacks?
 * How did the Chiefs help heal those who had family members who died in the attacks?
 * How did they help people move forward after the attacks?
 * NFL Interview Questions**
 * Did some owners still want to have practice in the aftermath or the majority wanting to cancel all practices?
 * How did the NFL help Americans move forward after the attacks?
 * How did the NFL help honor those who died in the attacks?
 * How did the NFL help heal Americans emotionally?
 * How did the NFL help honor those who died in the attacks during the Super Bowl and the Pro Bowl?
 * What does the NFL have planned in 2011, since that year will be the tenth anniversey of September 11?
 * Other Interview Questions**
 * Did the attacks impact practice plans?
 * What were some of the cons of having practice after the attacks?
 * What were some pros?
 * How did the team or school honor those who died in the attacks?

I would condense these down- you are asking the same thing in a variety of ways. Ask about the atmosphere in the Chiefs facility when the attacks happened and how did that impact practice plans, etc. Then, you might get into more detailed questions about how the organization viewed the pros and cons of practicing in the aftermath of the attacks, what kind of discussion took place in the organization about the upcoming games in light of the attacks, what did the Chiefs do to honor our country after the attacks, etc. I think it would be a great idea to ask him how the organization and the NFL saw their role in helping America emotionally recover from the attacks, do they think they helped America move forward after the attacks, etc.

You might email the NFL also? Get some thoughts from them?? You can't have too many contacts............