arter back . ▁ ▁Iss ues ▁in ▁sports ▁comment ating ▁ ▁Ra cial ▁remarks ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁about ▁athlet es ▁of ▁color ▁throughout ▁history . ▁Radio ▁host ▁Don ▁Im us ▁described ▁the ▁R ut gers ▁University ▁women ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁as ▁" n appy - head ed ▁hos " ▁on ▁his ▁radio ▁program ▁" In mus ▁in ▁the ▁Mor ning " ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Later ▁on ▁he ▁proc laimed ▁that ▁the ▁match - up ▁between ▁R ut gers ▁and ▁their ▁oppon ents ▁looked ▁like ▁a ▁show down ▁of ▁the ▁" j ig ab o os ▁versus ▁the ▁w ann ab es ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁sports ▁comment ator ▁Jimmy ▁" the ▁Greek " ▁S ny der ▁proc laimed ▁his ▁theory ▁on ▁why ▁Black ▁Americans ▁are ▁more ▁athlet ic ▁than ▁White ▁Americans : ▁ ▁" The ▁black ▁is ▁a ▁better ▁ath lete ▁to ▁begin ▁with ▁because ▁he ' s ▁been ▁b red ▁to ▁be ▁that ▁way , ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁high ▁th igh s ▁and ▁big ▁th igh s ▁that ▁goes ▁up ▁into ▁his ▁back , ▁and ▁they ▁can ▁jump ▁higher ▁and ▁run ▁faster ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁bigger ▁th igh s ▁and ▁he ' s ▁b red ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁better ▁ath lete ▁because ▁this ▁goes ▁back ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁when ▁during ▁the ▁slave ▁trade ▁… ▁the ▁slave ▁owner ▁would ▁bre ed ▁his ▁big ▁black ▁to ▁his ▁big ▁woman ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁have ▁a ▁big ▁black ▁kid ▁… " ▁