In the NFL that was Fritz Pollard with the Akron Pros in 1921. Art Shell was the first modern day African American NFL head coach with the Los Angeles Raiders in 1989.
The first African American head coach at a predominently white college or University was Matthew Washington Bullock who became head coach at Massachusetts in 1904.
The first African-American head coach in the National Football league was Frederick Douglass 'Fritz' Pollard. He was the coach of the Chicago Blackhawks.
The first African American Division 1 head football coach was Willie Jeffries at Wichita State in 1979.
Fritz Pollard was the first African-American coach in the National Football League. He coached the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1920s.
Jim Miller - American football coach - was born in 1920.
John Murphy - American football coach - was born in 1932.
Jack Gregory - American football coach - was born in 1929.
Dave Smith - American football coach - was born in 1933.
David Walker - American football coach - was born in 1969.
Sean Ryan - American football coach - was born in 1972.
Tim Murphy - American football coach - was born in 1956.
Paul Johnson - American football coach - was born on 1957-08-20.
Mike Kelly - American football coach - was born on 1948-01-26.