Ozzie Newsome makes history as NFL's first black general manager
Jet, Dec 16, 2002.Ozzie Newsome became the first Black general manager in National Football League history when he recently signed a new five-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens.An upgrade in Newsome's title was included in his contract terms where he now becomes the Ravens general manager and executive vice president. Newsome, 46, formerly held the title of senior vice president of football operations, in which he was still the highest-ranking Black official on an NFL team.
Earl LloydApril 28Earl Lloyd*On this date we celebrate the birth of Earl Lloyd in 1928. He was an African American basketball player, the first Black man to play in a National Basketball Association (NBA) game.
the Washington capitals hired the first black athlete. his name was Earl Lloyd, and he played his first game october 31. 1950.
The 1950-51 season is when African Americans first played in the NBA. The first African American to be drafted by an NBA team was Chuck Cooper by the Boston Celtics. The first African American to play in an NBA game was Earl Lloyd of the Washington Capitols.
the US because NBA is an American league
60 Percent
No there is not they cant do the job.
Jose Baba
Earl LloydApril 28Earl Lloyd*On this date we celebrate the birth of Earl Lloyd in 1928. He was an African American basketball player, the first Black man to play in a National Basketball Association (NBA) game.
Bill russell
Women don't play in the NBA, they play in the WNBA. As for your question, the first black woman to be drafted into the WNBA was Dena Head, who was also the first woman ever to be drafted into the WNBA.
Chuck Cooper.
Oscar Robertson.
yes he was
yes he was the first nba player to say that he was openly gay he was the first black gay player in the nba
Coached the pacers and recently was GM of Pacers
The NBA is about 90% black so to name all the black NBA players would be nearly impossible.
90% of the NBA