Who was Notre Dame's first black athlete?

Answer 1

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).