Fritz Pollard
Pollard in 1916 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Back | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 27, 1894 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | May 11, 1986 (aged 92) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 166 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lane Tech (Chicago, IL) | ||||||||
| College: | Brown (1915–1916) | ||||||||
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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. Football pioneer Walter Camp called Pollard "one of the greatest runners these eyes have ever seen."