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Ryneldi Becenti, first Native American to play in the WNBA, [46] first Native American woman to play professional basketball for a foreign nation [47] Joe Burton, first Native American to earn a scholarship to a Pac-10 conference [48] Sonny Dove, Wampanoag N.B.A. basketball player Detroit Pistons and New York Nets
Pages in category "Native American players of American football" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Samoans began to make their mark in the NFL in the 1970s with players such as Jack "The Throwin' Samoan" Thompson and Pago Pago native Mosi Tatupu. Thompson was the first Polynesian quarterback in the NFL, [29] and Tatupu was invited to the Pro Bowl in 1986 as a special teams player. [32] Vai Sikahema was the first Tonga native in the NFL.
#1. Canada - Active players: 21 - Total players (past and present): 131. The Great White North has generated some of the NFL's best talent, including Hall of Famer Bronko Nagurski.
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Jan. 26—When Los Alamos resident Mike Katko set out to write his first novel, he initially planned to base it off the life of one of his heroes, Native American NFL player Jim Thorpe. However ...
Native American players represented twenty-two different tribes. They played regionally and traveled across the country. In 1925, they were named State Champions. Their last season was 1936. [2] A docu-drama titled "Playground of The Native Son" went into production in the winter of 2012 in Oklahoma and was released in 2013.
Brandon Chillar (born October 21, 1982) is an American former professional football linebacker. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft. He also played for the Green Bay Packers, with whom he won Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football for UCLA.