#fritzpollard

 As a member of the new league, Pollard immediately earned a place in pro football history as one of just two African Americans in the new league.  In 1921 he earned another distinction becoming the first African American head coach in NFL history when the Pros named him co-coach of the team.

So, I decided to really dig deep and find a more current non-famous, important person of history.  Fritz Pollard

7th-day #BlackHistoryMonth2020 ⁣ 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 "𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐳" 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐝 ⁣ (January 27, 1894 – May 11, 1986)⁣ ⁣ #FritzPollard was one of the first black players in what is now the @NFL in 1920.⁣ He was the first African American head coach in the National Football League (NFL). Fritz attended Albert Grannis Lane Manual Training High School, also known as "Lane Tech," where he played football, baseball, and ran track. ⁣ ⁣ #Fritz played pro football with the Akron Pros, the team he would lead to the NFL (APFA) championship in 1920. In 1921, he became the co-head coach of the #Akron Pros, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 #𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤. He also played for numerous other teams. In 1923 and 1924, he served as head coach for the Hammond Pros.⁣ ⁣ Pollard, along with all nine of the black players in the NFL at the time, was removed from the league at the end of the 1926 season, never to return again. He spent some time organizing all-black barnstorming teams, including the Chicago Black Hawks in 1928 and the Harlem Brown Bombers in the 1930s.⁣ ⁣ #BlackHistory #NFL #Sports #EverythangCulture #Podcast #Culture #History #Learning #Knowledge #Coaching #Follow #Listen #Laugh #Learn https://www.instagram.com/p/B8TDqi8AfkN/?utm_medium=tumblr

7th-day #BlackHistoryMonth2020 ⁣ 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 "𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐳" 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐝 ⁣ (January 27, 1894 – May 11, 1986)⁣ ⁣ #FritzPollard was one of the first black players in what is now the @NFL in 1920.⁣ He was the first African American head coach in the National Football League (NFL). Fritz attended Albert Grannis Lane Manual Training High School, also known as "Lane Tech," where he played football, baseball, and ran track. ⁣ ⁣ #Fritz played pro football with the Akron Pros, the team he would lead to the NFL (APFA) championship in 1920. In 1921, he became the co-head coach of the #Akron Pros, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 #𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤. He also played for numerous other teams. In 1923 and 1924, he served as head coach for the Hammond Pros.⁣ ⁣ Pollard, along with all nine of the black players in the NFL at the time, was removed from the league at the end of the 1926 season, never to return again. He spent some time organizing all-black barnstorming teams, including the Chicago Black Hawks in 1928 and the Harlem Brown Bombers in the 1930s.⁣ ⁣ #BlackHistory #NFL #Sports #EverythangCulture #Podcast #Culture #History #Learning #Knowledge #Coaching #Follow #Listen #Laugh #Learn https://www.instagram.com/p/B8TDqi8AfkN/?igshid=1ixu8dh2cuhuc

@nfl facts #superbowl Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard (January 27, 1894 – May 11, 1986) was the first #AfricanAmerican head coach in the National Football League (NFL). #FritzPollard along with Bobby Marshall were the first two African American players in the NFL in 1920. #Football pioneer Walter Camp ranked Pollard as "one of the greatest runners these eyes have ever seen." • In 1981 @brownu University conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degree on Pollard, recognizing his achievements as athlete and leader. • In 2005, Fritz Pollard was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. @profootballhof • In 2015, Pollard was posthumously inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. • Pollard appears as a free agent in #Madden NFL 09 and Madden NFL 10 and is also a part of the game's Hall of Fame feature. #bhm #blackhistory #usa #unitedstates #blackhistorymonth #americanhistory #merica #murica #segregation #justice #blacklivesmatter #morethanamonth

Happy birthday to Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard (January 27, 1894 – May 11, 1986). 🏈 He was the first African American head coach in the National Football League (NFL). 🏈Pollard along with Bobby Marshall were the first two African American players in the NFL in 1920. 🏈Football pioneer Walter Camp ranked Pollard as "one of the greatest runners these eyes have ever seen." 🏈 In 1981 Brown University conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degree on Pollard, recognizing his achievements as athlete and leader. 🏈In 2005, Fritz Pollard was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 🏈In 2015, Pollard was posthumously inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. 🏈Pollard appears as a free agent in Madden NFL 09 and Madden NFL 10 and is also a part of the game's Hall of Fame feature. 🥉Pollard's son Fritz Pollard, Jr. won the bronze medal for 110 m hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. 🏈The Fritz Pollard Alliance, a group promoting minority hiring throughout the NFL, is named for Pollard. 🏈Brown University and the Black Coaches & Administrators co-sponsor the annual Fritz Pollard Award, which is presented to the college or professional coach chosen by the BCA as coach of the year. 🏈 #happy #birthday #fritzpollard #nfl #football #halloffame #renaissancemusicllc #2018