Happy Birthday to Curt Flood (1938-1997), the godfather of free agency in sports
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For background: Curt Flood was a baseball player who [litigated for the right to choose his own employer](https://www.mlbplayers.com/curt-flood), leading the MLB Players Association to fight for free agency, which spread from there to the other major sports.
I wrote my senior paper on Curt Flood and his impact. It’s a story that deserves a lot more appreciation.
Along with Joe Namath and Muhammed Ali, they modernized professional sports Great athletes and transformative figures…..