But being cancelled was a thing. That’s why he was fired. That people think cancelling is somehow new is a testament to the public’s short attention span and weak sense of history.
@@zachmorley158 The only problem with your theory is that this guy didn't get canceled. Being fired is not the same as being canceled. Canceled means to say or do something wrong, so you lose public approval and become a social outcast. It usually refers to celebrities since public opinion is so important to them. In modern times, celebrity status leads to views which leads to tons of money. I guess you can argue it's similar to being fired but it's still a bit different.
@@showwhite7320 I disagree with your narrow definition of "cancel." Getting fired, and therefore losing your livelihood, is arguably worse than some members of the public outcasting you. iirc Jimmy the Greek didn't work again until his death in '96. Not to mention, the basis for his removal is the same basis for cancel culture: political correctness and an acute sensitivity on matters related to race and gender.
He spoke the truth, he also spoke the truth about Black Athletes. The reason why American Black Athletes dominate was due to large industry of Black Breeding farms. Slavery was the biggest business in the South - to ensure they got the most money for their Slaves they bread the most physically adept females with the most physically adept males. Compound that with the worst education, worst healthcare, worst living conditions which unfortunately kills off the weak and what you're left with a Super being, AKA the modern Black American athlete. Those are facts, even Huey Newton stated something similar in regards to how Slavery created a Super Race of people.
Im a bi racial man (black and white) and grew up in a predominately black neighborhood in North Minneapolis. There is nothing that this man said in this interview that I see as racist. He told it like it is. You can tell how blunt he is and if he were an outright racist, he would have said it
There's no such thing as 'biracial'. Not only that, but there's no such thing as race, because you can't provide an example of someone who is 100% of one 'race', instead of 50% of this and 50% of that. Show me someone who is 100% 'Black'. There ain't no such goddam thing. Hell, you can't even _name_ all of the supposed 'races', let alone put someone forward who is an example of being 100% of all the races... It's nothing more than a shorthand way of saying someone has dark skin, or someone has light skin. It's not actually a real thing. It's just a bunch of made up numbers on a chart -- it's not like they started with people who are 100% of this or that... they made it all up, and NOBODY is 100% ANYTHING, EXCEPT HUMAN.
I remember him getting fired not for this comment but the one where he said Black atheletes evolved from slave owners selectively breeding slaves to make big workers.
In which HC should have been fired with that nonsense. African ppl were kidnapped for slavery according to age and build and then gender. They wanted the big, strong, "buck." Did some selective breeding go on, probably. Those ppl were diabolically sick. However, Africans were already physically in athletic shape, including the women.
rocknrap12 what this doesn't show is where he said blacks were bred to be stronger faster etc it goes back to the slave days something like that I vaguely remember
It’s almost never black people who are offended by these comments. It’s always phoney white people who get offended on behalf of who they think might be offended Absolute horse shit
@@BigStickky because ( AfricanAMERICANS where not suprised....just confirmation on many actions/ signals remembered from other interactions..... those phoney white people... think there surrounded atleast by 8th grade graduates but then they find out he latter(/confirmation of what Black Americans have know for years...(.W 👌S) choose to be a relics)
@@BigStickky EXACTLY. I always call them out on that BS too. Ask them when was the last time they had a black person over their home for dinner,? or if they ever dated a black girl/guy. The shut up pretty quick after that, 19 out of 20 times.
@kotur28 as a turkish person, i can say that turks can also be racist. Some of my friends are racist against greeks and some of them aren't. Greeks can also be racist and non-racist.
So far, the majority of QBs are white, many of the lineman, many great tight ends, and if memory serves, most of the coaches, front offices, and owners are white. Not to say it’s right, but it’s reality.
Wow, you actually believe what he said was the truth! The statement was inappropriate and unethical, no major television station would support that kind of nonsense. I can guarantee you if you made such a statement at your job, you would get fired as well!
It's a version of white supremacy were there is no hatred towards others as long as they keep their place. White people being in control is the goal for this sort of racist. Even an otherwise decent person can think this way, but it's still white supremacy.
Bullshit!! So it's okay for Black people to WORK for YT people but it's not okay for us to be in charge!! 🙄🤡 Yet White DON'T play yet they deserve to manage!!! 🙄
@@jamesr8584 Right. But was he wrong? Think about it, can’t you tell the difference between an African from Africa and one born here? It would stand to reason that the strongest Africans survived the horrendous journey on the slave ships. They in turn reproduced with the strongest females. This in turn created stronger offspring. Saying that blacks in this country aren’t naturally stronger than whites is ignoring reality. Now, could this be viewed as racist? Maybe. But is it inherently?
feels like the tone in which he said this is telling though. plus someone said he had a comment explicitly supporting the theory that black athletes originated from selective breeding among slaves
I'm from mixed background and sensitive too those issues. I never saw anything wrong with what Jimmy said. Firing him was an all time mistake. He was a loveable man ❤.
if it was any other race like Latino talent nobody would think it’s rasict this is a complement when white people in media ever say how black people r better than white people at sports that’s “rasict” it’s cause of slavery i know that’s just the truth there bones and muscles devolup way better on average than any other races
sure..now tommorow ho to ur job and say America was created from slavery and genocide..became a super power from slave cotton money..ill be fire b4 lunch..
@@stevebullock6084 Imagine saying that the US became a super power because of "slave cotton money" when the US didn't become a super power until WW2. Then saying things like the country was created by slavery when every country that ever existed was created with slavery. That's not an American thing. That's a human thing.
C_Force the true, however America was mainly created by “minorities” of the country.. unlike most other places. Also America was a superpower LONG before ww2 lmao
Excuse me brother? His racism is horrifying. He basically said deny all coaching and front office jobs, and eventually any other job to minorities because of the color of their skin. I suppose you'll still feel the same way when you're out on the street when you get fired so whites can have your job, just because of the color of their skin.
@TheloniousJackson He was actually complimenting Blacks. Point what he said that was wrong or derogatory or discriminatory?? Listen to what he said, he actually was saying a blacks are superior athletically & the only obstacles is being head coaches & when that happens there wouldn't be nothing left for the white man. So, how does that offend you?
I did a search for this today, as I had completely forgotten what he said. I (mistakenly) thought he either used the N-word, or said that blacks choose to breed with each other just to be athletic, which would have rightfully got him canned. But what I actually heard was something else. It seems like he was just giving an honest opinion on his observation. He didn't come off racist at all to me.
@@lysippus yea you didn’t understand what his comment said. He said he thought the guy said blacks choose to reed just to be athletic, when actually the guy said blacks were bred by slave owners. Slightly different and I understand you probably don’t understand the difference because you are fried.
I'm reading this book called "The Assassination of the Black Male Image", and the author (a black manl didn't seem to offended by his statement. It's more like he was saying that's what slave owners bred them for, to assure that they would come out with a better worker/athlete. Which isn't a lie. He was just stating the facts.
He basically voiced what a lot of people wondered about in sports at the time. He unfortunately for him was in a position that required some political correctness at a time when being politically correct was just coming into being. He didn't understand the changing world of news and sufferered the consequences. To his credit he was able to walk the line for many many years discussing his pick over the sports lines with no adverse consequences. He always picked a team to win by a certain number of points. Nowadays would get fired for just thinking sick things. I don't think he was racist. I think he was amazed by black athletes and frankly didn't believe that white athletes could compete.
I think you're right. It's being prejudicial in saying / assuming "they" as in all being the same and since a slave was considered a possession not a free person.
Yeah kinda reminds me of this scene in a comedy movie (think with Ben Stiller) where this man is on a plane and he's angry at the way the staff are treating him (all white ppl) and so he says "Man, what is it with you people?" And then suddenly a black crew member pops up out of nowhere and goes "WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'YOU PEOPLE'?" LOL Yeah just like that. In the future, ppl wont be able to ask for black paint at the paint store without getting slammed by somebody.
@@sillygoose635 you seriously think there are more whites playing in the NFL then blacks? Or in all American professional sports ?? Lmfao your fuckin shot bro , Jimmy def came off like an arrogant racist but facts are facts kid
I don't think anything is wrong with what he said. I believe he knew how those owners felt because he's had lunch and dinner drinking with them and General Managers he was in those inner circles. I think he was being very genuine and honest based on information he knew to be true.
These comments were praising black people in their athletic ability. I don't know how anyone could misconstrue this as racist. He was being 100% complimentary.
He's saying black people are great, but they need to know their place so the white people can give the orders and be in control. That's racist enough, but he went on to make far more racist statements.
He got fired for telling the truth. Us Greeks don't have much filter when telling the truth, and that's how it should be as long as you have love in your heart. That's the difference with many Anglo whites they always want to be polite and make sure no ones 'offended'.
@@insomthegreat As a Hispanic female, with no dog in the fight I can tell you, not black or white, I assure you that virtually ALL blacks are not equal to whites and it's not even close.
If he said this today nothing would have happened. He was a gambler and a sports guru. Jimmy the Greek said things ahead of his time. look at sports today, Jimmy was spot on. After this statement he did not only get fired, but his whole life went downhill until he finally lost all his money. The TRUTH is always a hard road to follow.
Yet some of those predictions didn't come true but i do notice in the NFL how a lot of the white are tight ends . Football continues to evolve and in 100 years because of its danger it may be gone . It is also primarily a USA/Canadian sport participation wise
@@dagnabbit6187I think one of the main reasons why most TE’s are white. Is because they’d normally being playing SF in the NBA. Or would’ve been college then NFL QB. But over the last 20 years, the white player has been moved out of that by a better athlete.
@@PedroDeAlvarado81 Bottom line is are you the best qualified athlete at your position whatever sport. In hockey, basketball, football, soccer. Color should not matter.
@@claudiocorleone7856 My response was about why “NFL has more white TE.” In HS and NCAA you want to play 11 v 11 football. So the coach will play the best athlete at QB position. And call RPO’s, designed QB run, etc. It’s a trend that’s been happening in the game for at least 15 years. Meaning most NFL offenses are using HS or college level schemes. So, white QB (aka pocket passers) are phased out of the game on the lower level. The white player is aware of that and adjusted accordingly. And that also coincides with the targets TE receive in the passing game. It’s an inherent mis-match for the defense that’s being exploited by good OC.
That wasn't racist. It was a complimentary observation that black athletes are superior and, although it is not a popular fact, the black athletes that were brought over as slaves were selectively bred at times to create a stronger human to work in the plantations and carry out manual labour. This selective breeding unfortunately left at least one negative trait and that is the likelyhood of inheriting sickle cell anaemia from the parents. Chinese people don't react as well as westerners to alcohol, and that is because they didn't kill off much of their population with it in the preceding thousands of years. Water wasn't safe to drink here, so we drank a large amount of alcohol as it was safer. The Chinese boiled their water and drank tea. The westerners who had a low tolerance for alcohol died earlier. The chinese never had this problem and so those with a lower tolerance for alcohol were able to perpetuate their line. These are traits. Jimmy the Greek was pointing this phenomenon out.
azbacnikorange explain. Use research and evidence in your response, rather than just childish quips. Come on... you spend a lot of time on RUclips, so you also have access to Google. Research what I wrote and prove me wrong. No, YOU'RE stupid :(
Dumbass tool. YOU made the claim, so YOU support it with research. The burden of proof is always on those making claims. Clearly, though, you don't understand evolution. First of all, it would have taken THOUSANDS of years for human-controlled selective breeding to have any appreciable affect on things as nebulous as "athletic ability." Secondly, because athletic ability is a multi-gene trait, and we can't isolate a single gene in selective breeding (only in a lab), we would change a lot more than just athletic ability when selective breeding. Meaning, if that sort of selective breeding was going and did work in the short you pretend it did, black Americans/descendants of former slaves would be drastically different in appearance than most people. (think about the selective breeding of dogs). This garbage hypothesis was briefly en vogue in the 1930's probably because it had the veneer of being scientific. The sickle-cell anemia thing is natural evolution in play, though. Sickle-cell anemia is caused by a mutation in a hemoglobin beta gene that affects the tertiary protein folding of the hemoglobin molecule. Tertiary protein folding is what gives large organic molecules their shapes. With this mutation, the hemoglobin molecule is "sickle" shaped thus it makes it unable to hold oxygen (function follows form). Obviously, it's deadly. However, it also has the advantage of killing the malaria protozoan. Malaria is common in African countries. Malaria is more deadly than sickle cell anemia. Sooo, lets use some logic. Africans who have the sickle-cell gene mutation survive better than those without it because they have a protection against Malaria. More survive and pass those genes onto their offspring. The problem with alcohol isn't exclusively a Chinese...thing. Most Asians have this. They are actually more efficient at converting ethanol to acetaldehyde because a greater frequency of a certain gene---ALDH2 specifically. But different "races" convert at different levels of efficiency. It has NOTHING to do with boiling water or drinking tea or whatever such nonsense.
@@mayhemjr.803 I remember near the end of Full Color Football documentary from Showtime, Larry King and Jimmy the Greek are driving from Nevada to Super Bowl VII, they get into an argument the game, Jimmy tells Larry, “the Redskins played better opponents and besides your Dolphins are still the AFL”. Larry tells Jimmy “You’re making a big mistake!”
People in this country don't like it when you mention the elephant in the room. We all hear it, and see it too. But most of us like to pretend it doesn't exist. I remember hear this when I was a kid and most Blacks didn't take offense to what he said here. Opportunists took advantage of this situation as is always the case here.
Because Jimmy said That the black man is the better athlete, Because their thighs are much thicker and bigger than the white Athlete, And that their thighs go all the way up into their lower backs.. Still I don't find this a fireball offense nor is a racist
He said, Make it equal for everybody...jews, blacks, greeks...blacks are superior in this, they will be superior in that....black talent is a beautiful thing, its is great, it is out there.... Sounds like a massive compliment to me.
@@lagsalot3274 No, he said that slave owners purposely mixed black males with black females. He was not accusing black people pf being dumb, he was simply stating historical facts. This news clip doesn’t do it justice, go back and watch the full interview and you will realize that nothing that he said was wrong.
@@Mathisfunforeveryone when did I say Greek was saying black people were dumb? If you actually read my statement instead of twisting my words, you would know what I actually said. People (Not Greek) used the same race theory to claim black people are inherently dumber. Greek is only preaching part of it.
While nothing he said was directly racist, nobody today would reference "the blacks taking over". The demeaner is what got him in trouble. Not the substance.
people were stupid to jump all over poor Jimmy. he was just speaking his mind and it wasn't all that bad. he gave credit to the black race and its athletes. hell they HAVE been great. They've made tremendous strides since then. It was just a shame CBS had to bend to public pressure and fire him for speaking his mind. total political correctness bs running amok. RIP Jimmy we loved ya. Well most of us anyway.
People were soft back then too. What he said wasn't racist it was the truth and he didn't say anything in an offensive manner or tone. Possibly a suspension but he lost everything over his statements. We have all heard worse from others with no consequences.
maybe not but it was speaking truth that got him fired. If your referring to the comment about slave owners breeding slaves together to produce stronger slaves, wasn't that historical fact?
Greeks are whites if you ask them. They consider themselves European. The Roman’s came from the Trojans. There is only 3 “Great Races”. Europeans, Asians and Africans. All are mixed from that.
Jimmy, you and always were 110% percent, if you were around now, it would just blow your mind, they've taken over the whole sport, and made it into a thug to draft sport
Same thing happened to Howard Cosell. Fired for being a racist...you know, one of Muhammad Ali's closest friends and earliest advocates. Very sad that these men were destroyed over nothing. Don't let them divide us, folks. We have far more in common than what makes us unique.
Yeah Cosell went pretty hard though he was talking about the breeding aspect and the way the slaves were brought here and tied it into the sports and the running and all of that. That was going pretty far. But yeah when you consider the way people talk today especially a certain political party and following, I don't think a whole bunch of this would have raised many eyebrows in today's world. But I will say there's a lot of real big time stud athletes who are white because their parents were in shape and they just have good Bloodlines and genealogy in their families. Just like you see a lot of people who are really sick all the time and skinny and small bones because their families are just always in poor health going up in the generations. It's all just biology and just the statistics and probabilities. But still back then Howard Cosell got railed for talking like that
This wasn't even really racist. I saw no malicious intent and yet he was fired for this? When are Americans going to get over themselves and stop being so sensitive about everything? All this political correctness BS right now is only encouraging this hypersensitivity as well.
Jimmy the Greek was fired because one of the rules to racism and maintaining White dominance/promoting White supremacy is, You must keep the positive images, contributions, significances, etc. of Black ppl hidden. You can't show Black ppl in a positive, superior or powerful position. It contradicts everything White ppl have taught us. And therefore causes ppl to question reality.
He got cancelled before being cancelled was a thing. He was a pioneer.
You got it. This happened about third-five years ago.
But being cancelled was a thing. That’s why he was fired. That people think cancelling is somehow new is a testament to the public’s short attention span and weak sense of history.
Did you watch the Al Campanis interview?
@@zachmorley158 The only problem with your theory is that this guy didn't get canceled. Being fired is not the same as being canceled. Canceled means to say or do something wrong, so you lose public approval and become a social outcast. It usually refers to celebrities since public opinion is so important to them. In modern times, celebrity status leads to views which leads to tons of money. I guess you can argue it's similar to being fired but it's still a bit different.
@@showwhite7320 I disagree with your narrow definition of "cancel." Getting fired, and therefore losing your livelihood, is arguably worse than some members of the public outcasting you. iirc Jimmy the Greek didn't work again until his death in '96.
Not to mention, the basis for his removal is the same basis for cancel culture: political correctness and an acute sensitivity on matters related to race and gender.
He spoke the truth, he also spoke the truth about Black Athletes. The reason why American Black Athletes dominate was due to large industry of Black Breeding farms. Slavery was the biggest business in the South - to ensure they got the most money for their Slaves they bread the most physically adept females with the most physically adept males. Compound that with the worst education, worst healthcare, worst living conditions which unfortunately kills off the weak and what you're left with a Super being, AKA the modern Black American athlete. Those are facts, even Huey Newton stated something similar in regards to how Slavery created a Super Race of people.
when "keepin' it real" goes wrong
Was Jimmy lying or was he telling the truth?
Lol
@@williegordon9188 apparently the public wasn't supposed to know that.....😅 & they whine about todays "cancel culture"...?
once she goes blak shes nvr goes bak🤣🤣😂😂😅😅💯
😂 very true!
Im a bi racial man (black and white) and grew up in a predominately black neighborhood in North Minneapolis. There is nothing that this man said in this interview that I see as racist. He told it like it is. You can tell how blunt he is and if he were an outright racist, he would have said it
He would have said, "I'm an outright racist"?
Im usually in agreeance but what he said was kinda racist. If theres more black players in the NFL its because they are better
@@thesportsguy126 Agreeance?
There's no such thing as 'biracial'. Not only that, but there's no such thing as race, because you can't provide an example of someone who is 100% of one 'race', instead of 50% of this and 50% of that. Show me someone who is 100% 'Black'. There ain't no such goddam thing.
Hell, you can't even _name_ all of the supposed 'races', let alone put someone forward who is an example of being 100% of all the races... It's nothing more than a shorthand way of saying someone has dark skin, or someone has light skin. It's not actually a real thing. It's just a bunch of made up numbers on a chart -- it's not like they started with people who are 100% of this or that... they made it all up, and NOBODY is 100% ANYTHING, EXCEPT HUMAN.
@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 good grief,
I remember him getting fired not for this comment but the one where he said Black atheletes evolved from slave owners selectively breeding slaves to make big workers.
+Jerico Biermann isn't it technically correct, in terms of the physical strength?
That's actually correct tbh.
+Jerico Biermann That was Howard Cosell
+Jerico Biermann And how is that not true?
In which HC should have been fired with that nonsense. African ppl were kidnapped for slavery according to age and build and then gender. They wanted the big, strong, "buck." Did some selective breeding go on, probably. Those ppl were diabolically sick. However, Africans were already physically in athletic shape, including the women.
He said this with no malice or hatred.
Agreed
It sounds light hearted, borderline levity..
He really got fired for saying that? I'mBlack and I wasn't even a little bit offended.
+tdwtFULLEPISODES you are 100% correct
+tdwtFULLEPISODES lol @ how +rocknrap12 stfu after that.
Never even seen the reply, and I'm still not offended by what he said, but I can understand why they fired him.
you're a dunce, he made a factual statement
rocknrap12 what this doesn't show is where he said blacks were bred to be stronger faster etc it goes back to the slave days something like that I vaguely remember
I'm black and dude told the truth straight up. I'm not offended by his comments at all 💯
The difference between being racist and racial.
He said more......thats what really got him fired that was the 🍒cherry on the sunday
It’s almost never black people who are offended by these comments. It’s always phoney white people who get offended on behalf of who they think might be offended
Absolute horse shit
@@BigStickky because ( AfricanAMERICANS where not suprised....just confirmation on many actions/ signals remembered from other interactions..... those phoney white people... think there surrounded atleast by 8th grade graduates but then they find out he latter(/confirmation of what Black Americans have know for years...(.W 👌S) choose to be a relics)
@@BigStickky EXACTLY. I always call them out on that BS too. Ask them when was the last time they had a black person over their home for dinner,? or if they ever dated a black girl/guy. The shut up pretty quick after that, 19 out of 20 times.
He got fired for keeping it real.
The truth is racist?
It’s a shame when a man speaks 100% truth and gets punished for it.
When did that happen, and how long has Robert Byrd been your idol?
@@mrichardmoore
I’m more of an admirer of Larry Bird.
@@todoubled7970 doesn’t make you any less of an ignorant bigot
@@mrichardmoorebaseball is the only Big 3 sport in which it wasn’t true.
@@chrism9493 you have no idea what you are saying. Stop repeating
I like how a person they call "the Greek" is accused of racism lol
Stead on Norm
lol I came here because of Norm too
Omar Sanchez calling someone by a name they prefer isnt racism
The original 'the Greek' was brilliant...Nick 'The Greek' Dandolos.
@kotur28 as a turkish person, i can say that turks can also be racist. Some of my friends are racist against greeks and some of them aren't. Greeks can also be racist and non-racist.
This aged well.
never saw a country so hell bent on hiding the truth
Very well
I'm black and I love his statements, he told the absolute truth.........
Wait til you find out what he fully said.....
you're sorely delusional then
So far, the majority of QBs are white, many of the lineman, many great tight ends, and if memory serves, most of the coaches, front offices, and owners are white. Not to say it’s right, but it’s reality.
Wow, you actually believe what he said was the truth! The statement was inappropriate and unethical, no major television station would support that kind of nonsense. I can guarantee you if you made such a statement at your job, you would get fired as well!
How do you know that so called black isn't actually white? Were you educated by the colonizer?
And here we are 30 years later, Jimmy was spot on
But he wasn't....most of the coaches in the NFL are white
Lmfao spot on bigot
I don't even find anything racist about what he said.
Me either and I'm black
It sounded like dry humor lol
More that he went where others' would not go.
It's a version of white supremacy were there is no hatred towards others as long as they keep their place. White people being in control is the goal for this sort of racist. Even an otherwise decent person can think this way, but it's still white supremacy.
This isn’t racist at all. He was being honestly positive for black people
Those were not the comments that got him fired. He made comments about the way there were bred.
Bullshit!! So it's okay for Black people to WORK for YT people but it's not okay for us to be in charge!! 🙄🤡 Yet White DON'T play yet they deserve to manage!!! 🙄
@@jamesr8584Black people aren't BRED jackass!!! 🤡🙄
@@jamesr8584 Right. But was he wrong? Think about it, can’t you tell the difference between an African from Africa and one born here? It would stand to reason that the strongest Africans survived the horrendous journey on the slave ships. They in turn reproduced with the strongest females. This in turn created stronger offspring. Saying that blacks in this country aren’t naturally stronger than whites is ignoring reality. Now, could this be viewed as racist? Maybe. But is it inherently?
@jamesr8584 but he was right about that too.
He spoke what owners talked about behind the scene and their behavior shows exactly what Brian Flores talking about today.
feels like the tone in which he said this is telling though. plus someone said he had a comment explicitly supporting the theory that black athletes originated from selective breeding among slaves
He spoke facts.
Oh please Brian flores sucked
Someone get this kid a new diaper
@@jaylong4705SOMEONE GET THIS SALTINE A CRACKER 😂
I'm from mixed background and sensitive too those issues. I never saw anything wrong with what Jimmy said. Firing him was an all time mistake. He was a loveable man ❤.
Black Talent is BEAUTIFUL. THATS RACIST!
The Super Psycho Killer no.
if it was any other race like Latino talent nobody would think it’s rasict this is a complement when white people in media ever say how black people r better than white people at sports that’s “rasict” it’s cause of slavery i know that’s just the truth there bones and muscles devolup way better on average than any other races
@@recaptoons So white people are all weak and lazy because they're descended from slave owners who used black people like cattle? Got it.
Too bad their brains don't develop past adolescence. @@recaptoons
He was more accurate on this topic then his picks
he really wasn't.
Lmao
what scares me is "Freedom of Speech" Mind control, he didn't say anything that wasn't obvious
There's no such thing as Freedom of Speech when you work for others.
sure..now tommorow ho to ur job and say America was created from slavery and genocide..became a super power from slave cotton money..ill be fire b4 lunch..
@@stevebullock6084 Imagine saying that the US became a super power because of "slave cotton money" when the US didn't become a super power until WW2. Then saying things like the country was created by slavery when every country that ever existed was created with slavery. That's not an American thing. That's a human thing.
C_Force the true, however America was mainly created by “minorities” of the country.. unlike most other places. Also America was a superpower LONG before ww2 lmao
He still has freedom of speech. What the fuck are you talking about?
Black man here..Not a thing wrong with what he said..Its actually the truth
There are a lot of white uptight people who want to be offended for you. I know, it's just crazy. I'm white but feel the same as you stated.
But the truth offended people. Sadly
Excuse me brother? His racism is horrifying. He basically said deny all coaching and front office jobs, and eventually any other job to minorities because of the color of their skin. I suppose you'll still feel the same way when you're out on the street when you get fired so whites can have your job, just because of the color of their skin.
@TheloniousJackson He was actually complimenting Blacks. Point what he said that was wrong or derogatory or discriminatory??
Listen to what he said, he actually was saying a blacks are superior athletically & the only obstacles is being head coaches & when that happens there wouldn't be nothing left for the white man.
So, how does that offend you?
@ my apologies. I will delete my comment
I did a search for this today, as I had completely forgotten what he said. I (mistakenly) thought he either used the N-word, or said that blacks choose to breed with each other just to be athletic, which would have rightfully got him canned.
But what I actually heard was something else. It seems like he was just giving an honest opinion on his observation. He didn't come off racist at all to me.
@@lysippus yea you didn’t understand what his comment said. He said he thought the guy said blacks choose to reed just to be athletic, when actually the guy said blacks were bred by slave owners. Slightly different and I understand you probably don’t understand the difference because you are fried.
I'm reading this book called "The Assassination of the Black Male Image", and the author (a black manl didn't seem to offended by his statement. It's more like he was saying that's what slave owners bred them for, to assure that they would come out with a better worker/athlete. Which isn't a lie. He was just stating the facts.
@@lysippus No, he said that slave owners bred slaves to be stronger, and that's true.
the greek may of been pickled when this interview happened.....
He was being truthful.
It's all in how you say it or should have just not answered or changed the subject.
He basically voiced what a lot of people wondered about in sports at the time. He unfortunately for him was in a position that required some political correctness at a time when being politically correct was just coming into being. He didn't understand the changing world of news and sufferered the consequences. To his credit he was able to walk the line for many many years discussing his pick over the sports lines with no adverse consequences. He always picked a team to win by a certain number of points. Nowadays would get fired for just thinking sick things. I don't think he was racist. I think he was amazed by black athletes and frankly didn't believe that white athletes could compete.
He never said one thing that was racist. Ever. He expressed truths about the sports landscape.
Agree
Truth hurts most
Honestly that wasnt that bad. Race is always touchy, but that wasn't bad. People just get offended by hearing "they" and stuff like that.
I think you're right. It's being prejudicial in saying / assuming "they" as in all being the same and since a slave was considered a possession not a free person.
Thank You. After all that he did for Jackie when it mattered most. He gets judged over this BS.
Yeah kinda reminds me of this scene in a comedy movie (think with Ben Stiller) where this man is on a plane and he's angry at the way the staff are treating him (all white ppl) and so he says "Man, what is it with you people?"
And then suddenly a black crew member pops up out of nowhere and goes "WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'YOU PEOPLE'?"
LOL Yeah just like that.
In the future, ppl wont be able to ask for black paint at the paint store without getting slammed by somebody.
@@jx3821 meet the parents
I respect what he said I can't stand when people are persecuted for telling the truth it breeds Liars
except he wasn't telling the truth at all
We need lies in society too
@@sillygoose635 you seriously think there are more whites playing in the NFL then blacks? Or in all American professional sports ?? Lmfao your fuckin shot bro , Jimmy def came off like an arrogant racist but facts are facts kid
@@sillygoose635 and what truth are you referring to ?
See Karin Jean-Pierre.
He spoke facts
he didn't
He's just mad that "minorities will take over" when that's not even true.
He 100% did you fool.
no truer words were ever spoke @@sillygoose635
Yes, they're very good at playing simple games. Thats about it.
"I was having breakfast with Al Campanis and Jimmy "The Greek"
HE TURNED OUT TO BE RIGHT! POOR GUY 😢
about nothing that's what
I don't think anything is wrong with what he said. I believe he knew how those owners felt because he's had lunch and dinner drinking with them and General Managers he was in those inner circles. I think he was being very genuine and honest based on information he knew to be true.
You're not black
@@hardnewstakenharder you are right 👍🏿 I'm a negro....
@@hardnewstakenharderSays Joe Biden. 😂
HE DIDNT SAY ANYTHING WRONG. DAMN! FREE SPEECH
Jimmy was right,100%
He should have never been fired
your one of the few my man, thank you for UNDERSTANDING what he meant
Probably, the beginning of what we now know as PC.
Not the beginning at all.
What’s pc?
@@mumblezz__5890 politically Correct
These comments were praising black people in their athletic ability. I don't know how anyone could misconstrue this as racist. He was being 100% complimentary.
Switch what he said to being about white musical artist being on Motown label. Its not offensive its true.
He's saying black people are great, but they need to know their place so the white people can give the orders and be in control. That's racist enough, but he went on to make far more racist statements.
Chicago,Baltimore,Detroit...model cities
Its sad that when the truth is spoken people have to apologize for speaking it
He got fired for telling the truth. Us Greeks don't have much filter when telling the truth, and that's how it should be as long as you have love in your heart. That's the difference with many Anglo whites they always want to be polite and make sure no ones 'offended'.
So is Snyder a Greek name?
He was completely correct. 35 years later.
TRUE.
Sometimes the truth hurts....
This got him fired? Really?
Eerie Indiana
He talked about blacks being equal to whites.
That will get you fired.
@@insomthegreat As a Hispanic female, with no dog in the fight I can tell you, not black or white, I assure you that virtually ALL blacks are not equal to whites and it's not even close.
@@reneep9972
Most hispanics are raised to hate black and love white so I belive you.
@@reneep9972
I bet your abuela just loved the blacks and never said a bad thing to you about them.
There was more he said......theres always more.....
The Greek was right.
If he said this today nothing would have happened. He was a gambler and a sports guru. Jimmy the Greek said things ahead of his time. look at sports today, Jimmy was spot on. After this statement he did not only get fired, but his whole life went downhill until he finally lost all his money. The TRUTH is always a hard road to follow.
Yet some of those predictions didn't come true but i do notice in the NFL how a lot of the white are tight ends . Football continues to evolve and in 100 years because of its danger it may be gone . It is also primarily a USA/Canadian sport participation wise
@@dagnabbit6187Blacks are a small fraction of the population, yet make up the majority of both NBA players and prisoners
@@dagnabbit6187I think one of the main reasons why most TE’s are white. Is because they’d normally being playing SF in the NBA. Or would’ve been college then NFL QB. But over the last 20 years, the white player has been moved out of that by a better athlete.
@@PedroDeAlvarado81 Bottom line is are you the best qualified athlete at your position whatever sport. In hockey, basketball, football, soccer. Color should not matter.
@@claudiocorleone7856 My response was about why “NFL has more white TE.” In HS and NCAA you want to play 11 v 11 football. So the coach will play the best athlete at QB position. And call RPO’s, designed QB run, etc. It’s a trend that’s been happening in the game for at least 15 years. Meaning most NFL offenses are using HS or college level schemes. So, white QB (aka pocket passers) are phased out of the game on the lower level. The white player is aware of that and adjusted accordingly. And that also coincides with the targets TE receive in the passing game. It’s an inherent mis-match for the defense that’s being exploited by good OC.
"He's fired for being a racist and yet the call him 'The Greek'..."............
luuke furtado. Haha. Yeah, really!
Exactly
He called himself that.
Lol I miss Norm
What he said wasn’t racist that is the irony of it. It was the ones in power that fired him because he put light on what needed to stay in the dark.
Didn't Chris Rock say basically the exact same thing in one of his stand up shows?
what Chris Rock said he got that from Jimmy the Greek which was back in the eighties must be a millennial
+PAULPABLO PABLO Chris Rock was a teenager when Jimmy said this. Don't you idiots understand time?
I was in high school when I saw this
Michael Johnson did. Bragged about it was the reason for his success.
Where's the full interview???
That wasn't racist. It was a complimentary observation that black athletes are superior and, although it is not a popular fact, the black athletes that were brought over as slaves were selectively bred at times to create a stronger human to work in the plantations and carry out manual labour. This selective breeding unfortunately left at least one negative trait and that is the likelyhood of inheriting sickle cell anaemia from the parents. Chinese people don't react as well as westerners to alcohol, and that is because they didn't kill off much of their population with it in the preceding thousands of years. Water wasn't safe to drink here, so we drank a large amount of alcohol as it was safer. The Chinese boiled their water and drank tea. The westerners who had a low tolerance for alcohol died earlier. The chinese never had this problem and so those with a lower tolerance for alcohol were able to perpetuate their line. These are traits. Jimmy the Greek was pointing this phenomenon out.
C Chadwick That's the stupidest thing I've heard all week and I spend A LOT of time on youtube.
azbacnikorange Yeah, facts are stupid. I hate facts.
And it shows.
azbacnikorange explain. Use research and evidence in your response, rather than just childish quips. Come on... you spend a lot of time on RUclips, so you also have access to Google. Research what I wrote and prove me wrong.
No, YOU'RE stupid :(
Dumbass tool. YOU made the claim, so YOU support it with research. The burden of proof is always on those making claims.
Clearly, though, you don't understand evolution. First of all, it would have taken THOUSANDS of years for human-controlled selective breeding to have any appreciable affect on things as nebulous as "athletic ability." Secondly, because athletic ability is a multi-gene trait, and we can't isolate a single gene in selective breeding (only in a lab), we would change a lot more than just athletic ability when selective breeding. Meaning, if that sort of selective breeding was going and did work in the short you pretend it did, black Americans/descendants of former slaves would be drastically different in appearance than most people. (think about the selective breeding of dogs). This garbage hypothesis was briefly en vogue in the 1930's probably because it had the veneer of being scientific.
The sickle-cell anemia thing is natural evolution in play, though. Sickle-cell anemia is caused by a mutation in a hemoglobin beta gene that affects the tertiary protein folding of the hemoglobin molecule. Tertiary protein folding is what gives large organic molecules their shapes. With this mutation, the hemoglobin molecule is "sickle" shaped thus it makes it unable to hold oxygen (function follows form). Obviously, it's deadly. However, it also has the advantage of killing the malaria protozoan. Malaria is common in African countries. Malaria is more deadly than sickle cell anemia. Sooo, lets use some logic. Africans who have the sickle-cell gene mutation survive better than those without it because they have a protection against Malaria. More survive and pass those genes onto their offspring.
The problem with alcohol isn't exclusively a Chinese...thing. Most Asians have this. They are actually more efficient at converting ethanol to acetaldehyde because a greater frequency of a certain gene---ALDH2 specifically. But different "races" convert at different levels of efficiency. It has NOTHING to do with boiling water or drinking tea or whatever such nonsense.
He was fired for telling the truth.
He sounds like a cool guy.
Stfh.... Really
@@marquisbaker8650 he really does tho
I am a Black Negro american, and I approve this message. Hello, divide and conquer by the media.
and all the barn-yard occupants say that 'some animals R created more equal than others'...😅😂🤣
shit i took that as a compliment...
they said he was racist, meanwhile they call him The Greek
He called himself “The Greek”
Don't see anything racist about a prediction.
And it sounded like he was all for that prediction.
They kicked him off for being racist, meanwhile they call him "The Greek"
He was right though
Here we are in 2020 to tell me what has changed
Nothing he said was bad. He was being honest. He had no racism in him. He was just talking.
I'm a black Democrat voter and all I heard was a true Greek keeping it 💯.
he was railroaded
Pure and simple
The man was telling the truth and got canned for it, wasn't being racist at all
I grew up watching him. He should have never been fired.
He said more......
I agree. They want to keep us apart.
One of the funniest interviews of all time
Jimmy had a couple of cocktails so what?
@@mayhemjr.803 After when he was fired, he went back to gambling in Vegas and had the right approach to it, "its entertainment"
@@rockvilleraven I miss him. RIP Greek!😪
@@mayhemjr.803 I remember near the end of Full Color Football documentary from Showtime, Larry King and Jimmy the Greek are driving from Nevada to Super Bowl VII, they get into an argument the game, Jimmy tells Larry, “the Redskins played better opponents and besides your Dolphins are still the AFL”. Larry tells Jimmy “You’re making a big mistake!”
And they call him "The Greek"
People in this country don't like it when you mention the elephant in the room. We all hear it, and see it too. But most of us like to pretend it doesn't exist. I remember hear this when I was a kid and most Blacks didn't take offense to what he said here. Opportunists took advantage of this situation as is always the case here.
You know we live in a fragile, weak society when you are fired for your personal beliefs. Sad
The truth hurts, r.i.p Jimmy:)
utube is hell bent on stopping the truth
The Greek was 100% correct
I'm still not sure why he got fired.
He said more than this....that what got him fired
@@andreathomas7907 what? That blacks were great athletes? Oh the slavery thing? Was that it? Oh geez sorry to offend your snowflake feewings🙄
Because Jimmy said
That the black man is the better athlete, Because their thighs are much thicker and bigger than the white Athlete, And that their thighs go all the way up into their lower backs..
Still I don't find this a fireball offense nor is a racist
He said, Make it equal for everybody...jews, blacks, greeks...blacks are superior in this, they will be superior in that....black talent is a beautiful thing, its is great, it is out there....
Sounds like a massive compliment to me.
Honestly even by today's standards, that's not that bad. I was expecting Kramer.
The theory he is preaching also states we are dumb for the same reason. So no not really lol.
@@lagsalot3274 No, he said that slave owners purposely mixed black males with black females. He was not accusing black people pf being dumb, he was simply stating historical facts. This news clip doesn’t do it justice, go back and watch the full interview and you will realize that nothing that he said was wrong.
@@Mathisfunforeveryone when did I say Greek was saying black people were dumb? If you actually read my statement instead of twisting my words, you would know what I actually said. People (Not Greek) used the same race theory to claim black people are inherently dumber. Greek is only preaching part of it.
@GG305 a smart blk man is your worst nightmare. Malcom X, Martin Luther King, etc. Whites are given the better teachers and schools. That’s about it.
@@ChicagoDefense false, i went to literally the most diverse school in the country you people get what you deserve.
Funny how when people tell the truth, others get offended.
Hearing the late Patrice O'Neal talk about this on O&A is so funny !
Rip to the great Patrice O'Neal.
Lmfao. Yo. I was JUST listening to that. Even Anthony couldn't clean this up 🤣
While nothing he said was directly racist, nobody today would reference "the blacks taking over".
The demeaner is what got him in trouble. Not the substance.
people were stupid to jump all over poor Jimmy. he was just speaking his mind and it wasn't all that bad. he gave credit to the black race and its athletes. hell they HAVE been great. They've made tremendous strides since then. It was just a shame CBS had to bend to public pressure and fire him for speaking his mind. total political correctness bs running amok. RIP Jimmy we loved ya. Well most of us anyway.
The saddest thing is how everyone turned their back on Jimmy. Died alone and broke and was a defeated soul.
Bleeding hearts have always been. The Greek was just givin' the facts.
and Ironicly its ok for everyone to call him "The Greek"
Speak the plain truth and get fired! Back when the knee-jerk “racist!!” reaction started to steer corporate behavior and public policy.
People were soft back then too. What he said wasn't racist it was the truth and he didn't say anything in an offensive manner or tone. Possibly a suspension but he lost everything over his statements. We have all heard worse from others with no consequences.
"Black talent is beautiful, it's great" what a horrible thing to say! lol.
These aren't the comments that got him fired. His career and his life were pretty much destroyed after this interview.
maybe not but it was speaking truth that got him fired. If your referring to the comment about slave owners breeding slaves together to produce stronger slaves, wasn't that historical fact?
Fired for being racist, but they called him Jimmy the Greek.
Jimmy was a legend up to this point. I still don't think he should have been fired. I liked the guy.
Everybody loved Jimmy
All he did was tell the truth. He predicted the future it’s true.
He’s telling the truth!!
When telling the truth is a sin..
What was wrong with what he said?
Guy gets fired for being racist and they call him jimmy ‘the Greek’ 😂
This isn't racist he's just keeping it real
Deion Sanders is making this come true
He got fired for saying what the owners wanted kept secret.
They called him racist meanwhile they called him ‘the Greek’
Greeks are whites if you ask them. They consider themselves European. The Roman’s came from the Trojans. There is only 3 “Great Races”. Europeans, Asians and Africans. All are mixed from that.
😂😂😂😂😂
Jimmy, you and always were 110% percent, if you were around now, it would just blow your mind, they've taken over the whole sport, and made it into a thug to draft sport
If I didn't read these comments, I wouldn't have thought twice about his comments.
Warren Sapp’s interview on Vlad TV brought me here
Lol yup
Same thing happened to Howard Cosell. Fired for being a racist...you know, one of Muhammad Ali's closest friends and earliest advocates. Very sad that these men were destroyed over nothing. Don't let them divide us, folks. We have far more in common than what makes us unique.
Yeah Cosell went pretty hard though he was talking about the breeding aspect and the way the slaves were brought here and tied it into the sports and the running and all of that. That was going pretty far. But yeah when you consider the way people talk today especially a certain political party and following, I don't think a whole bunch of this would have raised many eyebrows in today's world. But I will say there's a lot of real big time stud athletes who are white because their parents were in shape and they just have good Bloodlines and genealogy in their families. Just like you see a lot of people who are really sick all the time and skinny and small bones because their families are just always in poor health going up in the generations. It's all just biology and just the statistics and probabilities. But still back then Howard Cosell got railed for talking like that
This wasn't even really racist. I saw no malicious intent and yet he was fired for this? When are Americans going to get over themselves and stop being so sensitive about everything? All this political correctness BS right now is only encouraging this hypersensitivity as well.
+Kevin This was over 30 years ago fuckhead.
Huge G. C. And ppl still haven't gotten over the race hump.
Jimmy the Greek was fired because one of the rules to racism and maintaining White dominance/promoting White supremacy is, You must keep the positive images, contributions, significances, etc. of Black ppl hidden. You can't show Black ppl in a positive, superior or powerful position. It contradicts everything White ppl have taught us. And therefore causes ppl to question reality.
And honesty gets cancelled once again.
He has some valid points.