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May 31, 1986 · Fritz Pollard, the only black head coach of a National Football League team and a member of the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame for college players, died May 11 in Silver Spring, Md ...
Fritz Pollard, Bobby Marshall and Paul Robeson were some of the first black athletes to play professional football in the 1920s. Their courage and skill help...
Fritz Pollard was the first African-American head coach in the NFL in 1921 and helped break barriers for black athletes in the early 20th century. More than a century later, however, diversity and inclusion in NFL coaching and management positions remains an ongoing issue.
Courtesy of Brown University, Providence, R.I. (1894–1986). American gridiron football player and coach Fritz Pollard helped pave the way for African Americans in the sport by becoming the first African American selected to a backfield position on Walter Camp’s All-America team (1916) and, five years later, by becoming the first African American head coach of a National Football League ...
Fritz Pollard was an NFL football player and coach. He was born on January 27, 1894, and died on May 11, 1986.
1894-1986. Professional football player, coach, businessman. Pollard, Fritz, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission. A highly successful football and track athlete, Fritz Pollard became the first African American to play in the Rose Bowl when he played for Brown University in 1916 and the first African American to coach in the National Football League (NFL) in 1922.
Aug 14, 2020 · Fritz Pollard, an All-America halfback from Brown University was a pro football pioneer in more ways than one. Fritz Pollard, an All-America halfback from Brown University was a pro football ...
