Being thankful for Sports
What does the word thankful mean? Thankful is defined as being pleased and relieved, which is a very appropriate word to describe not just the Thanksgiving holiday, but also how many fans feel about sports being played during this uneven year. As the world approaches a year since the global pandemic began, sports should seem insignificant as over 200000 have died at the hands of Covid-19 in the United States alone, but never have sports been more important. Sports throughout history have been used to help distract and bring awareness to larger societal issues but also used to unify and help with the healing process. During WWII, baseball legends such as Ted Willams, Joe DiMaggio, Bob Feller, and Yogi Berra were among many baseball players that joined the military ranks, with most participating in military baseball teams to boost the morale of soldiers in the pacific. During the Vietnam War, Muhammad Ali protested the war effort and publicly denied entry into the draft thus leading h
