Legacy
Flood's legacy was acknowledged in Congress in 1997 via the Baseball Fans and Communities Protection Act of 1997. Numbered HR 21 (Flood's Cardinals uniform number) and introduced in the House of Representatives on the first day of the 105th Congress by Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Michigan), the legislation established federal antitrust law protection for major league baseball players to the same extent as provided for other professional athletes. Similar legislation, titled the Curt Flood Act of 1998 (SB 53) and sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), was introduced and passed in the Senate the following year.
Curt Flood is a nonparticipating but pivotal character in the book Our Gang by Philip Roth.
In July 2011, HBO Sports premiered The Curious Case of Curt Flood, an in-depth documentary account of Flood's personal life and career that features dozens of interviewees, including Flood biographer Brad Snyder, author of 2007's A Well-Paid Slave.
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