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  2. Black players in professional American football - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of black starting NFL quarterbacks - Wikipedia

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    The following year, Marshall renamed the Braves the Boston Redskins and brokered an NFL-wide ban on black players. Joe Lillard was released, and by 1934, there were no black players with NFL contracts. In 1937, Marshall moved the Redskins to the southern city of Washington D.C., which was still segregated, renaming the team the Washington Redskins.

  4. Bobby Mitchell - Wikipedia

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    He was the first black player to play for the Redskins, who were the last NFL team to racially integrate. After his playing career, Mitchell became an executive with Washington. He joined their scouting department in 1969 and was named assistant general manager in 1981, spending over 40 years with the team in total before retiring in 2002.

  5. A new Prime Video docuseries which reveals the history of Black quarterbacks in the NFL, includes the stories of three men with ties to the Lions.

  6. Black NFL Legends Represent In Latest ‘NFL Blitz Legends ...

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    Several Black football legends, including Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders, will be featured in the latest, NFL Blitz Legends aracde experience.

  7. Historic Super Bowl of Patrick Mahomes vs. Jalen Hurts is ...

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    In 2003, McNair became the first Black quarterback to win the NFL Most Valuable Player award, though he shared it with Peyton Manning. Again, a run of success with a Black quarterback running the ...

  8. Kenny Washington (American football) - Wikipedia

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    In football, his position was tailback, and he often passed as much as he rushed. [4] Washington rushed for 1,914 yards in his college career, a school record for 34 years. He was one of five African American players on the 1939 UCLA Bruins football team, the others being Woody Strode, Robinson, Johnny Wynne

  9. Tony McGee (defensive lineman) - Wikipedia

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    Anthony Eugene McGee (born January 18, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), including two Super Bowls with the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys before being dismissed as part of the Black 14 in 1969.