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Pages in category "African-American coaches of American football" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 810 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The day he was introduced as the Vikings' head coach, he announced that there was a "new sheriff in town". He was the second African American head coach after Art Shell in the modern NFL era, and the first to do so without ever playing in the NFL. Green was the third in NFL history after Fritz Pollard in the 1920s and Shell.
Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard (January 27, 1894 – May 11, 1986) was an American professional 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.
The history of Black NFL players: Pioneering athletes and early challenges FILE – St. Louis Cardinals football player Marlin Briscoe (86) is shown in August 1975.
Fritz Pollard blazed a trail as the first Black coach in the NFL. A century later, some say his coaching experience in the league mirrors today's NFL.
Black coaches being passed over for head-coaching jobs was a big story the past few weeks as teams filled open jobs. On Monday, civil rights leaders met with Goodell and called for the league to ...
NFL. Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee (class of 2016) – the first black head coach of the modern era, he is the second of all time to Fritz Pollard, to receive this honor. (Former Oakland Raiders player and head coach Art Shell was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989, but for his accomplishments as a player.) [93] NCAA
In 1989, the Raiders owner Al Davis hired Shell as his head coach to replace Mike Shanahan, becoming the first black head coach in modern NFL history, and the first since Fritz Pollard in 1925. In the NFL's early years, Pollard, an African American running back, was a player-coach for the Hammond (Indiana) Pros from 1923-1925.