Since we’re talking about sports and athletes and the First Amendment and the symbolic power of the American flag, how about focusing on one of the most awesome moments in sports history that encompasses all of that?
Here’s Los Angeles Dodgers star Rick Monday rescuing a flag before a couple of hippies had a chance to set in on fire in 1976. Enjoy:
More Rick Mondays please.
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