Who Was The First Black Football Player In The Nfl

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Who was the first black football player in the nfl. Pollard became the first and until 1989 only black coach in 1921. Fritz pollard and bobby marshall were the first black players in what is now the nfl in 1920. Brewer is also an. The first black player to sign an nfl contract in the postwar era.

Washington august 31 1918 june 24 1971 was an american professional football player who was the first african american to sign a contract with a national football league nfl team in the modern post world war ii era. What better way to celebrate this special day in history than by honoring the first two black alabama football players in program history. 1927 through 1933 edit after 1926 all five of the black players that were still in the subsequent national football league left the league. Wilbur jackson and john mitchell.

In 1949 he became the first black player to be drafted into the national football league. Bobby mitchell redskins 1st black player to have no. 49 retired the washington redskins will retire the jersey of hall of famer bobby mitchell the teams first african american player. On march 21st 1946 washington became their marquee signing.

Trail blazing football player george taliaferro died monday at the age of 91. During the early to mid 1920s the league used player coaches and did not have separate coaching staffs. The player who made the comment was jack brewer a former nfl safety who played college ball at southern methodist university before embarking a five year journeyman pro career. George taliaferro who was the first african american player drafted in the nfl played six seasons in the league.

Strode followed two months later washington played three seasons on. First african american nfl player march 21 1946 the los angeles rams signed halfback kenny washington to an nfl contract. Wrong the first african american players were fritz pollard and bobby.