The first African American Division 1 head football coach was Willie Jeffries at Wichita State in 1979.
Fritz Pollard was the first African American quarterback in the NFL. He was also the first African American coach in the NFL.
Earl Lloyd was the first black NBA player in 1950. *Became the first African-American to play in an NBA game on October 31, 1950 *Became the first African-American to win an NBA championship (1955 with Syracuse) *Became first African-American Assistant Coach with Detroit Pistons (1968-70) *Became second African-American head coach and first African-American bench coach with Detroit Pistons (1970-71) Earl Lloyd, who in 1950 became the first African-American to play in a NBA game with the Washington Capitols, was instrumental in integrating professional basketball as a player and coach.
Martin Luther King Jr and Jay-Z
Tony Dungy
He was the first African-American to coach basketball at a dominantly white university.
Charlie Weis
No he was not. In fact he was one of the first coaches in the SEC to recruit an African American player.
Coach Franklin is African-American.
No, an African American had coach has never won the national championship, and in fact, the first African American head coach to lead his team to a Bowl Game victory did not come until 2013. David Shaw coached Stanford to a Rose Bowl victory over Wisconsin at that time.
Art Shell
The first African American Division 1 head football coach was Willie Jeffries at Wichita State in 1979.
Answer this question...Head football coach for the University of Georgia Tech and then Alabama.
Derek Dooley, the son of the former Georgia championship winning coach, Vince Dooley
Fritz Pollard was the first African American quarterback in the NFL. He was also the first African American coach in the NFL.
Dennis Green.
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.