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    Bill Plaschke: Divisive times in sports world

    by By Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times Sep 27, 2017 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES_All across America last weekend, professional football players locked arms, took knees, stayed seated, or simply didn't show up in a national anthem protest that symbolized their unity.

    In Southern California, a former pro athlete and Vietnam veteran has never felt more estranged.

    "It disgusts me," Roy Gleason said.

    In the wake of a profane insult from President Donald Trump, the NFL made headlines and magazine covers by teaming up to send a retaliatory message celebrating freedom of speech.

    The only Dodger to have earned a Purple Heart felt free to turn off the television.

    "That's it, I'm done with them," Gleason said.

    What a strange, strained affair this has been. In a display of peaceful social activism

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