... F.D. He managed the Suntan Movie Studio in Harlem. What particularly caught the attention of sports writers were the school's two easy victories over Yale (21–6) and Harvard (21–0). Brown's 5–4–1 season included a surprise 3–0 upset victory over Yale. Because each style has its own formatting nuances that evolve over time and not all information is available for every reference entry or article, Encyclopedia.com cannot guarantee each citation it generates. Pollard was the seventh of eight children from a middle-class African-American family. The following year the Akron team, renamed the Pros, joined the newly formed American Professional Football Association, which became the National Football League (NFL) in 1922. )–
Documentary about football player Fritz Pollard, the first black player in the Rose Bowl, the first black All-American, the first black star in the NFL and the first black head coach in the NFL.
He made the All-County teams in football (as halfback), track and field, and baseball (playing shortstop). Pollard attended Lane Technical High, a virtually all-white school in Chicago. Pollard died at age 92 in 1986, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005. Pollard was selected in the halfback position by Walter Camp for his famed All-America team, only the second African American up to that time so honored (the first was William Lewis of Harvard, in 1892 and 1893). Former professional basketball player Horace Cayton spent his lifetime attempting to reconcile his two halves. AKA Frederick Douglass Pollard. In Uncategorized. Pollard and Co. Social reformer 1894-1986.
A left halfback, Pollard displayed a speedy and adept running style that made Brown a leading eastern contender.
He… Williams, Fannie Barrier 1855–1944 They had reservations at a hotel in Pasadena, but upon their arrival, the desk clerk announced that the hotel had space for everyone except Pollard. Fritz Pollard, the NFL's first African-American head coach, was a true pioneer of the sport. When his firm went bankrupt in 1931 he moved to Pollard came from that generation of African Americans who emerged as pioneers in breaking down color barriers. Professional football player, coach, businessman. A trailblazing pioneer, Fritz Pollard has done … Sociologist Pollard established the His legacy lives on with the Fritz Pollard Alliance, an initiative that promotes the hiring of minority candidates across professional football. Reproduced by permission. He wasn't just a star football player and coach. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy At the hotel, Assistant Coach Bill Sprackling demanded to see the manager. AP/Wide World Photos. Despite his accomplishments in football, he was hardly immune to the discrimination African-Americans faced—including before that 1916 Rose Bowl.
He was the NFL’s first black quarterback and head coach. This wasn't the first time the team had encountered such prejudice. 1940, three daughters, one son) Son: Frederick Douglass Pollard, Jr. (athlete, b. “People know who Jackie Robinson is. Because of a fear of public backlash, he was paired with a white coach at each of these franchises to disguise his responsibilities.During 1924 Pollard played full-time for Gilberton in the Pennsylvania Anthracite League, but he returned to the NFL in 1925, playing on three different teams and coaching two of them. POLLARD, Frederick Douglass ("Fritz") (b. Monroe Work (1866-1945), a sociologist, published the Negro Year Book and an extensive bibliography on African Americans. Monroe Work At Brown, Pollard led the Bears to their first and only Rose Bowl appearance. When the clerk refused, Sprackling pounded on the desk bell and shouted, "If there isn't a room for Fritz Pollard, none of us wants one." A highly successful football and track athlete, Fritz Pollard became the first African American to play in the Rose Bowl when he played for Brown University in 1916 and the first African American to coach in the National Football League (NFL) in 1922.
First black coach in the NFL.