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Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story

Very few drivers had rides 'cause they were just goodand they got paid

Very few drivers had rides 'cause they were just good
and they got paid

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Very few drivers had rides
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'cause they were just good and they got paid.
Duration
6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
01:13:14
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
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documentary
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An in-depth profile of the life and career of Willy T. Ribbs - the controversial Black driver who shattered the color barrier of professional auto-racing and became the first Black qualifier in the storied history of the Indy 500.
You had to find money. You had to find the sponsors. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:08
You had to find money. You had to find the sponsors.
You need a patron, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:11
You need a patron,
He said, "Bill Cosby called for you." - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:13
He said, "Bill Cosby called for you."
He's the most famous man in America. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
He's the most famous man in America.
The Cosby Show had been - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
The Cosby Show had been
Remember this was over 20 years before anyone learned - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:08
Remember this was over 20 years before anyone learned
Two days later, I was in Vegas. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:10
Two days later, I was in Vegas.
"What do you want to do?" I said, "I wanna go to Indy - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:33
"What do you want to do?" I said, "I wanna go...
Cosby was the spokesperson for Coca-Cola. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
Cosby was the spokesperson for Coca-Cola.
Cosby goes down there personally, - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:09
Cosby goes down there personally,
In reality, they're not interested - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:11
In reality, they're not interested
He had Kodak. It took a few years. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:09
He had Kodak. It took a few years.
Willy always worked hard at his career. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:05
Willy always worked hard at his career.
He worked hard to meet people and try to build his packages. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:04
He worked hard to meet people and try to build his packages.
To bring people in. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:07
To bring people in.
There was a guy by the name of Derrick Walker. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:04
There was a guy by the name of Derrick Walker.
He had ran a factory Porsche IndyCar team. - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:16
He had ran a factory Porsche IndyCar team.
Somebody told me Willy T. Ribbs has got some money - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:14
Somebody told me Willy T. Ribbs has got some money
He knows how to put a winning team together." - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:07
He knows how to put a winning team together."
Derrick Walker was assembling a team right away - Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story 00:06
Derrick Walker was assembling a team right away