2023 Vimeo.com, Inc. All rights reserved. "The locker room is the place where us guys, us football players, we dress, we shower, we're naked, we're walking around and we're bombarded by media," he told NBC Chicago. As Orwell said, Everyone's equal, but some are more equal than others. I was quite confused. I really want to be as unobtrusive as possible, so I will turn away from someone who is dressing or, if I have the time, wait until he has put his shorts on before I approach. You know, it was like, "So-and-so from The Beaumont Enterprise, many so-and-so's from The Dallas Morning News.". Back then, almost 30 years ago, passion for the national pastime was an heirloom fathers passed to their sons. They didn't know, and it made me feel awkward that they didn't know that this stuff really didn't bother me outside of the fact that I felt obligated to respond with a remark, which took away from my ability to do my job. I almost said matter-of-factly, "You know, Kenny, you've got a fine head of hair." It would be the last day ever for those white shoesand my first of many covering professional sports. Complete Coverage of Ines Sainz on Crimesider. I had offered the story first to my sports editor, Mike Perry (standard newspaper policy). All most know how to do is bitch about the Cowboys and Mavericks and Rangersabout their (a) record, (b) salaries, (c) coach or managerand praise the "kick-butt" barbecue they make before watching 18 hours of football on Sundays. Oh equality indeed. I began a one-kid campaign to institute ball girls at Arlington Stadium as well as to become the first. The Mavericks were a delight to be around even when pissed off. Do you go into the locker room? Lisa Olson is an American sports journalist. SAGAL: Well, tonight, Michele Tafoya's special segment, What the Hell is Wrong With You People? "It's the same as a man in the locker room to me.". So everyone's kind of shuffling around. They picked threeCindy, because she was a perky cheerleader at the University of Texas at Arlington; Jamie, because she had modeling experience; and me, because I was a pest. Indeed, locker room access is built into players collective bargaining agreements with the four major North American sports leagues. All I remember is green and light and the security of my daddy's arms. The players dont care, I dont care, heynobody cares! And there I was at the big red clubhouse door, dented and bashed in anger so many times it conjured up an image of stone-washed hemoglobin. Or go back to feature writing. You're the sideline reporter. I was one of the guys. Lately I've just started saying I'm a secretary at Wolfe's Nursery. [4] One player, Zeke Mowatt, "fondled his genitals" in front of her. The potential downside of the setting, meanwhile, is obvious: A poorly framed NFL Network shot this year showed Cincinnati Bengals players, pictured over the interview subjects shoulder, unknowingly giving viewers the full monty. I hate to invade their pain and their anger and sometimes even their happiness. "I don't think women should be in the locker room," he said. Not about naked bodies or about crude remarks but about how they would think I feltand how I intended to respond with confidence, no matter what happened. Instead of saying so-and-so is a good player, and heres a quote, I include some Vines and GIFs to show why hes so good, says Kevin Trahan, who writes for Vice and SB Nation. I concluded my sports hiatus last year with a stint on a special projects news team, collaborating with another reporter on a series about Fort Worth's high infant-mortality rate. In 1973 she was hired as the New York Times' first female sports reporter. I began experiencing panic attacks and became practically addicted to the antianxiety drug Xanax, buying it from bartenders and acquaintances when my prescriptions ran dry. To begin, I want to point out that female reporters have every right to be in the locker room as male reporters do. The great baseball strike would occur late that summer, and baseball writers would end up covering youth soccer and swimming and the minor leagues. I stood in the Coliseums tunnel and was hesitant. Covering major league baseball fulltime is my goal. Or maybe into public relations. OK, so now it was home to take a run and try to clear my head of concerns about just what might be waiting for me at the ballpark. I'm sure he's been naked in the room where I was at some time. My understanding was the brat later had a good talkin'-to with the manager and the GM, and as far as I know, the closest he would ever get to the bigs was buying a ticket. You take a right turn before you have to walk straight into the naked men and the soap. Heck, with 10 percent of the population homosexual, there's a good chance that some of the male reporters are homosexual as well. The little pranksters had used a bowl or something to draw a "circle slash" over Ruben's crotch. Gardner is considered a pioneer in sports broadcasting, having been the first female sports anchor to appear weekly on a major network. he demanded. I want you guys here when I make the game-winning kicks, and I realize that I got to have you guys here when I miss them. Like the other night when I was interviewing Kenny Rogers after the game, and I just happened to notice he had really healthy-looking hair. SAGAL: Actually, it was B with George Washington. I checked out Rey Maualugas locker, which resembles something out of that voodoo-worshipping slugger from the movie Major League. Herman, though, found herself a part of a much larger moment, a wider-ranging battle for equality in the workplace for women. I always won the big awards in elementary school, went to football games, and performed in talent shows. TAFOYA: All right, Daniel. I've always considered the real hurdle of all this to be players' perception of me, not suppressing my thoughts. TAFOYA: So I went to Charlotte, North Carolina, and I did five hours of sports talk radio every day, and that was my SAGAL: That is the hardest job in the world. Video marketing. When the day finally came that she would break down a huge professional barrier, Robin Herman did not have much time to prepare. I can't understand the idiots who call the sports department and want to talk to a man on the phone instead of meor some guy who goes out of his way to spit Niblets on me. In no other workplace in America are you expected to be putting your clothes on, and somebodys going to talk to you. Each time I stopped pacing, the clerk and guard started toward me. Yeah, my ode to the old stadium won it all. A girl in the The misconceptions about the atmosphere are overrated. TAFOYA: I adored football growing up. (Lowrance/Getty) NFL boss Roger Goodell was demanding answers Sunday night from. Near the field, I can see it is Al Newman and somebody. He'd pull me out of school at lunch once a year to go to the spring baseball luncheon and take me to games early so I could collect autographs. Locker rooms are overrated. SAGAL: The job of the NFL sideline reporter is three parts glamour, four parts grit and 10 parts fending off the advances of a randy Hall of Fame quarterback. There were nights in the stands, too, where, just so I could enjoy the game more, my daddy patiently tried to teach the basics of scoring to a child not yet versed in addition. I'd heard the stories: the tales of women who felt forced to make a stand at the clubhouse door; of the way you're supposed to never look down at your notepad, or a player might think you're snagging a glimpse at his crotch; about how you've always got to be prepared with a one-liner, even if it means worrying more about snappy comebacks than snappy stories. [6] Several of the players subsequently taunted her by walking naked in her presence, making vulgar comments and gestures. It began when I was 3 and my daddy took me to Turnpike Stadiumnow Arlington Stadiumto see the old minor-league Spurs. At the same time, though, I dont think getting a glimpse at a players brat and potatoes is included in the information-gathering process. After the game, he stood at the door of the locker room and told Visser, "There might be a naked boy in there, but I don't give a s___t." One was about the sad tale of the career of David Clyde. Gayle Gardner (born ca. others. I began investigating the pay-for-play scandals of the Southwest Conference. I had to think as much about how to handle the next unwanted advance or suggestive quip as I did trying to figure the Mavericks' averages. I dropped my plans to go to the University of Texas and study broadcasting. A small band of medianormal-sized humanstries to keep out of half-naked players way as they dip behind a curtain sporting the teams logo and into the showers. She was drawn back into the controversy as other sports faced their women-in-the-locker-room moments most famously in the court case brought by Sports Illustrated so the reporter Melissa This Is Why Female Sportswriters Can Go in Men's Locker Rooms Melissa Ludtke, a writer for Sports Illustrated, is shown on the job in her office in New York, Jan. 23, 1978, when she was. I was creative and funny, but I just couldn't write, they'd concluded. So, 35 years ago, Herman and another woman a Montreal radio reporter, Marcel St. Cyr gathered with other reporters after the game and walked in to conduct postgame interviews. As one of the first female reporters to be allowed inside the NFL locker room, she has been a pioneer in her field. Gardner later moved on to NBC,. Except she. It's been 46 years since the first women entered a professional locker room when two female reporters were allowed to conduct after-game interviews in the locker rooms at the 1975 N.H.L. a matter of equity.. From anyone. I retreated back behind the door before anyone could see me. We may earn a commission from links on this page. I can look back now and see I was sunk early, my heart hopelessly immersed in a severely codependent relationship with a kids' game played by grown-ups. They havent had a lot of time to think about what to say, and theyre in a comfortable environment. Getting the killer quote? Rebecca Lowe who in March joined NBC Sports from ESPN and in 2012 became the first woman to present the FA Cup Final from Wembley Stadium has had hot dogs thrown at her by the U.K.'s infamous. About two yards down, I see legs behind the batting cage. I complained. During the incident, Ms. Olson said a group of naked players crowded around her to. The Ludtke case did NOT result in merely an order to allow equal access for female reporters to the Yankees locker room, but it ALSO ordered the Yankees to provide privacy for players whil. TAFOYA: But still, tune in each Sunday night. . One of my greatest honors. It was an area high school coach who routinely tried to get me to drop by his house when his wife was out of town; when I refused for the third time, he refused to provide any more than perfunctory answers to my story questions. And I gained 40 pounds. But there's a strange sort of comfort in feeling that if they think I'm an idiot, it's probably not because I'm a woman but because I'm just acting like an idiot. We went to a bench just outside the door and began to look through it. [4] In 1985, the NFL enacted an equal access policy of its own. If he's uneasy, it's time to get out of the stirrups. He could not allow me to bother the guests. But it wouldn't be my last. I head down the steps, past the seats where I couldn't even afford to sit when I was a kid, open heaven's gate, and walk onto the field. In 1982, Visser was the first woman in Coach Bear Bryant's locker room. A three-part series on Ruth Ryan, spouse of Nolan, turned into a delightful three-week chore that included stops at the Ryans' ranch in Alvin and the stadium. David Cone, Wells's teammate, gave Olson and Marchiano Wells's address. The other night, there were two girls in the clubhouse after the game. So I remain cautious, probably overly cautious, about appearances. Herman said she slowly convinced N.H.L. Ms. Olson was reporting on the New England Patriots in 1990 when she was sexually harassed in the locker room. One of the most sickening feelings I get is when I have to go interview some pitcher who's been shelled or some guy who is struggling at the free throw line or a coach who is on the verge of not being a coach. According to the Chicago Tribune, Briggs stands behind his comments. The hockey teams locker room isnt as rancid as expected. I walked over to him and asked how old he was. Theres a press area for that express purpose. Actually, I tell them, one of the most peculiar side effects of my job is that it seems to run off men in personal relationships. I could see my worth resided within the confines of a B cup and size six jeans. I began bicycling and training for a marathon. Will Saturday be the last game for Jason Kelce at Lincoln Financial Field? Build a site and generate income from purchases, subscriptions, and courses. Because of my vantage point, it appeared I would have to walk through the shower, through the four wet, naked men, to get to the actual locker-room area. Were you a football fan growing up? But I don't think it seems very logical to some of the other reporters. Take the blanket no-comment dished out by Dallas Cowboys star and alleged domestic abuser Greg Hardy after a game last year. He remembered my chatting him up at lunch on Media Day, when I sat next to him and Brian Cushing and asked why the punt coverage was so porous with players not staying in their lanes, and how he was going to improve his turn over margin. Lisa Olson is an American sports journalist. Robin Herman, a gender barrier-breaking reporter for The New York Times who was the first female journalist to interview players in the locker room after an NHL game, has died. Its a professional setting, and if the reporter is professional, the whole experience is smooth as silk. And it was my first failure covering sports. SAGAL: I was just thinking about with the NBA, it would be more difficult because you need to think about what would be at eye level in that situation. I can't remember the number of times I've picked up the phone in the sports department, answered some trivia question, and, when the answer didn't win the guy a bar bet, had the caller demand, "Put a man on this phone." All-Star Game in Montreal said, yes, female reporters My most innocent comments were greeted with sexual innuendo. Horse's Heinie on occasion, was watching a college football game in a chair in the middle of it allnaked. instantly became the news and television cameras swung to them. I was leaning against a post, waiting for Grant Teaff, holding a notepad. I've known one veteran NFL player for more than 20 years -- since he was in college -- and he tolerates women in the locker room but honestly believes we, including me, are there to look at naked . Someone has come out early for batting practice. It was the lonely thread that tied me to my game. I wrote about civil rights issues and roamed through abandoned warehouses alone in search of skinheads. Yeah. Oh, Lord. SAGAL: Absolutely. And theres going to be cameras. Get two questions right, and you win our prize. I just wanted to cover sports. ), "Hey, if you know so much about sports," he continues, "let's see if you can answer this question: Who was the last NFL running back to also play quarterback in an even-numbered Super Bowl? 1950) is an American sportscaster who worked for ESPN and NBC Sports beginning in 1987 until 1993. As I steamed over this, I took a shot of courage (a cold Starbucks Caf Latte) and pondered my circumstances. They were believed to be the first women ever admitted to a professional locker room. She would later come to work at The Times as well. You know when the line has been crossed because you know about the culture that youve entered . [2][3], In 2013, the Association for Women in Sports Media, at its 25th convention, awarded Olson its Mary Garber Pioneer Award. I asked. The grass spreads out in the shape of a precious gem, and there are fans here and there who have come to see batting practice just because it's relaxing. Fox NFL analyst Brian Baldinger said Sainz was "asking for it," during a radio conversation, and Washington Redskin Clinton Portis put on an entertaining display when asked about comments he made during a radio interview, saying that when there are female reporters in a locker room, "I It was mostly worn, ectoplasm-green indoor-outdoor carpetingand stares. It reminds me of a debutante waking up in last night's party dress, reeking of beer. I wonder how these female reporters and staff would feel showering and changing with men in their locker room? Although Olson settled a civil suit, fans of the football team made threats on Olson's life in the aftermath. I asked my question; he answered. It seems in those years I was the only writer who could converse with Julio Franco and Brian Downing. For most of the guys who hang around for more than three dates, my job suddenly becomes a problem. The first thing I saw was four guys in a big shower. Of course, Rader would have spat corn at anybody. One even said, "You know you don't have to do this work," in a tone that sounded like Sting telling Roxanne she didn't have to put on the red light. Then he held my head over the top of the wall in center. In many ways, I had made a career choice when I walked through that locker room door. They will look at her as one of the guys if she doesnt act like a chick. And it had just started to become something that women could do, and I thought I can do this. You can't do this without asking about their dogs and their mom and what bugs them even worse than dropping the soap in the shower. Jerseys are on the floor, not on the playersno jerseys, no name tags, just toweled dudes walking around. Other summer nights we sat on the back porch and listened to the Rangers on the radio. published October 19, 2015. "Can I stand here with y'all for a while?" It's like having a male gynecologistif he's fairly comfortable doing his thing, it makes the female patient fairly comfortable. I got in the car. "Do you think I am a prostitute?" I walked over to the only Angel who didn't yet have on some form of clothing. Two Patriots had complained earlier to James Oldham, the team's director of media relations, and to Pat Sullivan, the team's general manager, that they believed Olson was, in the players' words, "a looker," someone who stood around the locker room not interviewing anyone. I've been around long enough now that if they see me turn away, they probably know it isn't because I'm scared or intimidated. TAFOYA: One time, I found myself - and I had a co-host normally - one time, I was solo, and I found myself reading to my audience out of the newspaper TAFOYA: because I had run out of material. Now Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris and linebacker Lance Briggs are the latest to chime-in. There was no fallout at the paper. Do they want to know if it's hard for him to keep his professionalism with his hand inserted in some babe's bodily cavityand whether it's scary? Whoops! But I was humbled by the honor. Then I did something I had never done. Mine, firmer. But I couldn't back out. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Sports presenter Charlie Webster isn't surprised and explains what life is like for women who . Gerry Fraley of The Dallas Morning News was the only other writer in the press box. Apparently a guy has to be awfully secure not to be intimidated by my frequent trips into locker rooms (as though I'm doing comparative shopping) or by my knowing a good bit about sports. Bill, how did Michele do on our quiz? If female journalists are allowed into male locker rooms, then either male journalists should be allowed in female locker rooms or female journalists should not be allowed into male locker rooms. What does it really matter if the rest of the world knows? Should women be allowed in locker rooms? The first Ranger I interviewed was drying his stomach with a towel. But I had a deadline. I'd actually never been in an NBA locker room until last winter. I mean, because if you sell out the coach, you never get to talk to them again, so I don't want to sell out the coach. SAGAL: So you came back, and you're like, well, I just talked to the coach of the losing team, and he suggested certain things that were anatomically impossible. This is all very exciting. And that gives coaches and players less control over the story., Still, for most mainstream sports journalists, venturing into locker rooms remains a basic necessity to stay competitive. There were reporters all around the lobby of the downtown Hyatt, waiting for coaches to arrive after a golf game. Before that, reporters thought they understood games better than the athletes playing them, largely omitting the player and coach personalities that make sports stories into something more than hits, runs, and errors. [11] On February 24, 1992, her attorney said that Olson had settled the lawsuit on undisclosed terms. Hell, why do these guys need to come into the locker room to ask questions anyway? I was doing another piece on the last day game at the old place, and I was in the dirt bowels of that poor old Erector set where many things, including skunks and raccoons, lived. [9] I asked. Brock Nelson, a teammate sitting next to him, chimed in: They get mad at us for giving the same answers. Fueled by my own version of a life-affirming experience, I felt as though I was taking back 10 years of my life. Like a son telling his mom, Way to go, you made me proud.. Locker room interviews that take place after professional sports . Ive noticed the female athletes still get a closed locker room to shower and change today. TAFOYA: Yeah, I used to much more so in the NBA, and that's quite something. when she asked if he'd like brown gravy or cream. But that's while they are still trying to maneuver you quickly into bed. TAFOYA: No, I always talk to them off camera because I can get more out of them, and then I come back after halftime, and I report to the audience what I've been told. I had mentioned Kenny's hair in a story that had yet to even appear in some of the Observer's newsstands. It may have been his first night. Should they be banned from locker rooms? Create and promote branded videos, host live events and webinars, and more. And there, not 1,000 days after I had emerged from the darkness of the womb, hundreds of bright light bulbs made me squint as I watched the first half-inning of my life, the last three outs of a Spurs game. All-Star Game in Montreal. She has also authored six books and was the first Texas Rangers ball girl. The bouncing, wide-eyed ball girl who wanted to write about baseball more than anything was gone, abandoned in increments on football fields, at locker room doors, in editors' offices, and on barstools. They see how (or if) players interact; get some idea as to who's happy, who's not, and maybe find out why or why not. It was when all the guys were inside doing interviews, and I was standing in the rain, makeup peeling, outside the high school locker room at Fort Worth's Farrington Field, waiting beneath the six-foot-long "No Women" sign for the players to come to the doorway. No less than two or three times a home stand, the feeling hits againalmost always as I walk down that tunnel from the upper deck that spits you out in back of home plate. Property. He was really mouthing off at me. NBA teams play 82 games a year, not including playoffs and preseason contests. "A sportswriter, huh? Like other working people, professional athletes want to leave the office when their shift ends, so they waste no time stripping down to hit the showers. By then I had researched what day shipment was due in bookstores. We got to Frank DeFord's comment at the end. I'm a general assignment sports reporter now, which means I do whatever they ask of me. When men gather at bars and golf courses and any of the other traditional salt licks for male bonding, do they ask the gynecologist what Mrs. Holcombe's hooters look like? And he began reading. Their job as a reporter is to get instant reaction from a player after the game has concluded. Api. One night in the stands, I had my Helen-Keller-at-the-well experience. I've never been on any campaign to debunk the myth that testicles are somehow inherent to a full understanding of balls. But she still gets recognized as "the girl" who went in the. The players were roaming around in towels or standing by their lockers speaking into digital recordersno one was smacking towels on butts, no one was making soap jokes. Briggs first said women journalists should be barred from locker rooms during an interview with Peggy Kusinski of NBCChicago.com on Wednesday, the same day the NFL issued a memo that said women . 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