Fritz Pollard
American football player and coach (1894–1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the football pioneer. For his son, the Olympic hurdler, see Fritz Pollard Jr.
Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard (January 27, 1894 – May 11, 1986) was an American football player and coach. In 1921, he became the first African-American head coach in the National Football League (NFL). Pollard and Bobby Marshall were the first two African-American players in the NFL in 1920. Football pioneer Walter Camp called Pollard "one of the greatest runners these eyes have ever seen."[1]
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Born: | (1894-01-27)January 27, 1894 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | May 11, 1986(1986-05-11) (aged 92) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 166 lb (75 kg) | ||||||
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College: | Brown (1915–1916) | ||||||
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