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Fritz Pollard became the NFL's first Black quarterback in 1923. This list of Black starting NFL quarterbacks includes those who have started in a regular-season or post-season game in the National Football League (NFL). The quarterback is the leader of a team's offense, directing other players on the field.
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.
African American Firsts: Famous Little-Known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks ... p. 141. ISBN 9780758202437; Smith, Jessie Carney (2003). Black Firsts (2nd, revised and expanded ed.). Detroit: Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9781578591534
From their record-breaking plays to their advocacy on and off the field, Black NFL players have played a large role […]
Famous Black athletes span all sports, from football and basketball to tennis and gymnastics. This article focuses on 10 whose excellence made them household names and changed their sports forever.
Of the 139 head coaches in the NFL since 2003, 19 (13.7%) were fired after one season in at least one of their stints. Of the 111 white coaches during this span, 11 (9.7%) were one-and-done.
100 Greatest African Americans is a biographical dictionary of one hundred historically great Black Americans (in alphabetical order; that is, they are not ranked), as assessed by Temple University professor Molefi Kete Asante in 2002. A similar book was written by Columbus Salley.
As one of the most influential Black women celebrities, Oprah Winfrey is an actress, philanthropist, producer and global media leader. She hosted the highest-rated daytime TV talk show, “The ...