Fritz Pollard American football player

Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard (January 27, 1894 – May 11, 1986) was the first African American head coach in the National Football League (NFL). Pollard along with Bobby Marshall were the first two African American players in the NFL in 1920. Sportswriter Walter Camp ranked Pollard as "one of the greatest runners these eyes have ever seen."

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 27, 1894
Birth place
Chicago , Illinois , United States
Date of deathMay 11, 1986
Place of death
Maryland , Silver Spring Maryland , United States
Height (meters)1.7526
Weight (Kilograms)74.844

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American football player

college
Brown Bears
highschool
Lane Technical College Prep High School

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Fritz Pollard on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2003-04/03-078f.html
  2. http://www.footballfoundation.org/Programs/CollegeFootballHallofFame/SearchDetail.aspx?id=10003
  3. http://www.fpal.org
  4. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=242