ot ypes ▁of ▁quarter back s . ▁In ▁a ▁study ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Colorado , ▁that ▁studied ▁the ▁ra cial ▁s tere ot ypes ▁of ▁NFL ▁quarter back s , ▁found , ▁“ ▁that ▁black ▁participants ▁s tere ot yp ed ▁both ▁races ▁more ▁strongly ... s ug gest ing ▁that ▁black ▁players ▁may ▁not ▁believe ▁they ▁are ▁cut ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁professional ▁quarter back ”. The ▁study ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁say ▁that , ▁“ the ▁terms ▁physical ▁strength ▁and ▁natural ▁ability ▁were ▁more ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁black ▁quarter back s ▁while ▁leadership ▁and ▁intelligence ▁was ▁more ▁associated ▁with ▁white ▁quarter back s ". Th ese ▁bi ases ▁reflect ▁how ▁we ▁watch ▁football ▁players ▁and ▁ultimately ▁impact s ▁ad oles c ents ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁William ▁Je yn es , ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁education ▁at ▁California ▁State ▁University , ▁Long ▁Beach , ▁the ▁gather ing ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁Thanks g iving ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁create ▁ra cial ▁harm ony ▁through ▁games ▁and ▁sport ing ▁cont ests ▁that ▁included ▁running , ▁shooting ▁and ▁wrest ling . ▁H up ing ▁L ing , ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁history ▁at ▁Tr uman ▁State ▁University , ▁has ▁assert ed ▁that ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁Chinese ▁students ▁in ▁sports ▁helped ▁break ▁local ▁s tere ot ypes ▁in ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁area ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁This ▁history ▁of ▁ra cial ▁t ension ▁in ▁the ▁competition ▁between ▁whites ▁and ▁minor ity ▁groups ▁shows