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Details of the history of black players in professional American football depend on the professional football league considered, which includes the National Football League (NFL); the American Football League (AFL), a rival league from 1960 through 1969 which eventually merged with the NFL; and the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), which existed from 1946 to 1949.
Warren Moon, who made seven playoff appearances, was the first black quarterback elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [3] During his NFL career (1984–2000), he was the first black quarterback on four different teams. [1] [22] The 2023–2024 playoffs featured six starting black quarterbacks, the most in NFL history. [25] [f]
First African American professional basketball player: Harry Lew (New England Professional Basketball League) [13] (See also: 1950); First African-American professional American football player: Charles Follis [citation needed] [14]
The history of Black NFL players: Pioneering athletes and early challenges ... Marion Motley and Bill Willis are hailed as the Black football players who reintegrated the NFL in 1946, ending a 12 ...
While most of these athletes and personalities changed the world many decades ago, there are still several black athletes who are achieving firsts in their sports today. Below, learn more about 19 ...
In 1965, Johanneson earned his berth in the Leeds team at the Football Association Challenge Cup (F.A Cup) Final played at Wembley Stadium. While Leeds lost the match to Liverpool, and Johanneson regrettably did not play his best, he made history by becoming the first black person to feature in the final of the world-renowned football ...
Arthur Wharton (28 October 1865 – 12 December 1930) was a British footballer. He is widely considered to be the first black professional footballer in the world. [1] [2] [3] Though not the first black player outright – the amateurs Robert Walker, of Queen's Park, and Scotland international player, Andrew Watson, predate him (possibly a professional before Arthur Wharton for Bootle F.C. in ...
George Jewett, 1892. Jewett attended the University of Michigan from 1890 to 1893, where he became the first African American in the school's history to letter in football. [7] [8] In 1890, Jewett was the starting fullback for the Michigan team that went 4–1 and outscored opponents 129–36. [9]