Wordless Wednesday: Black Pioneers in College Athletics (Fritz Pollard)
July 16th, 2008 by Ajuan Mance
Frederick D. “Fritz” Pollard (1894 – 1986).
In 1916, as a member of the Brown University football team, Pollard became the first African American to play in the Rose Bowl. He would go on to achieve many more milestones, as the first African American quarterback in the NFL, the first African American coach in the NFL, and the first African American head coach in the NFL.
(Source: Ivy@50.com)
Posted in African Americans, Black History, Brown University, College Football, Higher Education, NFL, race
July 16th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Everytime I come here, I am simply awed! I always leave feeling warm and how so proud of our educational history. I love it here!
July 16th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Same here! You do a beautiful job of educating us and sharing historical info that we can use, and should know. Keep it up, this is a free Black history extension course!
July 17th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
It is great to come to a site that tells us the history of our people. Im am so proud of all the things that we have accomplised as a people and it is always good to see someone highlighting what we have done.
July 18th, 2008 at 12:12 am
Thank you for your support. So much of our rich and wonderful history has been hidden. It’s just a pleasure to share the news of our past and present achievements.