An oral History of voices young and old, William C. Rhoden's Third and a Mile, chronicles for the first time the heroic struggle to topple the sports world's most insidious racial barrier. From the pioneering play of Fritz Pollard to the Hall of Fame induction of Warren Moon, it's a touching, exuberant portrait of the men who leveled the playing field in football towns across America.  The book is filled with personal anecdotes, firsthand recollections and includes testimony from former greats such as Moon, Doug Williams, James Harris, Marlin Briscoe, Randall Cunningham, and Vince Evans, and contemporary stars such as McNabb, Michael Vick and Byron Leftwich.