It is easy for others to suggest a boycott but most of those advocates have never been in Ron Mix’s position. In December 1964, Mix was selected for the American Football League All-Star team in a game that was to be played on January 15, 1965 in New Orleans.

Except the game was never played. Mix and his fellow players refused to participate.

The game was moved from New Orleans to Houston at the last minute because 22 African-American players didn’t like being refused service from taxi cab drivers, hotel employees, and restaurants who obeyed Jim Crow.

Mix sees a fool in Donald Sterling, not Jim Crow.

“Donald Sterling, candidly he sounded like a pathetic senile old man, that doesn’t make it less despicable,” said Mix. “If I was to design a boycott, I would ask the fans to boycott, the empty seat would show the players there is someone who supports there cause and have a financial impact.”