Tom Flores
The first head coach in the was Art Shell, but the first coach was Fritz Pollard.
The first African American Division 1 head football coach was Willie Jeffries at Wichita State in 1979.
Dennis Green.
In the modern era, yes.Fritz Pollard was a player/coach of the 1921 Akron Pros and would be considered the first African American head coach in NFL history.
Bill Russell, who was a player-coach for the Boston Celtics from 1966 to 1969. He was the first African-American head coach to win an NBA title, earning back-to-back championships in 1968 and 1969.
Tony Dungee
Tom Landry was first head coach for the Dallas Cowboys
Dennis green
The first black head coach for the Steelers, is current coach Mike Tomlin. He has been the head coach for the Steelers since 2007.
Head Coach is listed before assistant coach in a booklet.
The Steelers first head coach was Forrest "Jap" Douds.
The Miami Dolphins' first head coach was named George Wilson, and he was head coach from 1966-1969.