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First Black Freshman Football Player: Aaron W. Dyson 1949
First Black Basketball Players: Joseph G. Bertrand, Entee Shine 1950 or 1951
First Black on Football Team: Wayne King Edmonds and Richard M. Washington 1953
Dec. 1, 1951 - In John Jordan's debut as the Irish coach, a 71-37 blowout of St. Thomas, sophomores Entee Shine and Joe Bertrand became the first black players to suit up - and start - for the Irish (Bertrand became the school's third 1,000-point scorer, while Shine transferred to Tennessee State after becoming academically ineligible in the second semester).
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What was notre dames first mascot?
Irish Terrier (Dog)
What NBA team hired the first black athlete?
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Who was the first black athlete to carry the olympic flag?
Rafer Johnson :)
Who was the first black football player at Notre Dame?
tom gatewood
Who was the first black basketball player pictured on a Wheaties box?
Babe Zaharias in 1935 was the first black woman athlete on a Wheaties box
What was the first sport to allow blacks to play?
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What sport does Rafer Johnson play?
Rafer Johnson was a track and field Olympic athlete. he was the first black athlete to carry the American flag in the opening ceremonies of the olympic games..
Why is Notre Dames considered an important landmark in music history?
Music historians believe that the first sacred polyphony was written for use in the Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral, so it has become a landmark in music history. Polyphony is music with two or more melodic parts, such as harmony or descant. This was a great leap up from chant or plainsong, which employs a simple, unharmonized melody line.
Did Viktor Black participate in the first winter Olympics?
Viktor Balck (not Black) was a member of the International Olympic Committee at the time the Olympic Winter Games were first held in 1924, but he did not compete as an athlete.
Who was the first black athlete to carry the us flag in the Olympics?
Decathlete Rafer Johnson at the 1960 Summer Games in Rome.
Who was the very first winner of BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
I'm not entirerly sure but i know that the olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington came in 3rd and Lewis Hamilton came 2nd. This probably won't help you but what the heck... Ryan Giggs won in 2009
Who was the first athlete on a Wheaties' box?
Lou Gehrig was the first athlete to appear on a Wheaties box in 1934.
