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Frederick Douglass " Fritz " Pollard (January 27, 1894 – May 11, 1986) was an American football player and coach. In 1921, he became the first African-American head coach in the National Football League (NFL). Pollard and Bobby Marshall were the first two African-American players in the NFL in 1920.
May 9, 2024 · Fritz Pollard (born January 27, 1894, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died May 11, 1986, Silver Spring, Maryland) was a pioneering African American player and coach in American collegiate and professional gridiron football.
Oct 31, 2020 · Fritz Pollard was one of the first black players in the NFL, leading the Akron Pros to the first ever APFA/NFL title in 1920. In 1921, he became the first black coach in NFL history. The Fritz Pollard Alliance, which promotes minority hiring in the NFL, is named after him.
Fritz Pollard, an All-America halfback from Brown University was a pro football pioneer in more ways than one. The 5-9, 165-pound back, who led Brown to the Rose Bowl in 1915, turned pro in 1919, when he joined the Akron (OH) Pros following army service during World War I.
Oct 2, 2020 · Fritz Pollard was the NFL's first black coach and its first black quarterback, but most American football fans have never heard of him.
Mar 15, 2007 · Learn about Fritz Pollard, the African American athlete who played and coached in the NFL in the 1920s. He was the first black player in the Rose Bowl, the first black head coach in the NFL, and the founder of the Chicago Black Hawks.
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Sep 11, 2019 · In 1919, as more than 25 race riots erupted in major U.S. cities, Fritz Pollard, a former Brown University All-American running back, joined the Akron Pros, a pro football team that would later...
