‘The players gathered the next morning and discussed a boycott. Several white players, including Kemp and Ron Mix, the Hall of Fame offensive lineman from the Chargers, urged the Black players to stay and play. Another Bills All-Star, Butch Byrd, a rookie cornerback, would later recall to a reporter that Gilchrist was adamant about the boycott: “Like he did many times during games, he just took over, said what he had to say, and made it stick.”‘