I was reading Morrissey's book and he was appalled that they played the national anthem before his performances in some US cities so he played an anti-nationalist song over the PA immediately afterwards in applicable cities.

I remember Carlos Delgado of the Blue Jays sat down for the anthem and 'America the Beautiful' during the stretch inning shortly after 9/11. Garnered niche interest but nothing more. Kap's a big deal because of our polarizing times. It'd be a blip on the radar in 95 or 05.