Who was the first Asian player in the NFL?

Answer 1

Rod Langway Larry Kwong was the first of Asian heritage to play in the NHL when he played one game for the New York Rangers in the 1947-48 season. Langway was born in Taipei but to American parents.

Answer 2

Hines Ward (Pittsburgh Steelers WR) is half black and Korean.

Will Demps (Houston Texans S) is half black and Korean.

Kailee Wong (retired LB) is half black and Chinese.

Haruki Nakamura (Baltimore Ravens S) is Japanese.

Dat Nguyen (retired LB) is Vietnamese.

Noriaki Kinoshita (Atlanta Falcons WR) is Japanese.

Chris Gocong (Philadelphia Eagles LB) is Filipino.

Eugene Amano (Tennessee Titans G) is Filipino.

Scott Fujita (New Orleans Saints LB) identifies himself as Japanese (he is an adopted Caucasian).

Walter Achiu was the first Chinese NFL player (1927-8 Dayton Triangles)

Answer 3

The first Asian player in MLB was Masanori Murakami, a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants in 1964 and 1965. He was born in Japan.

Answer 4

The first NFL player of Asian descent was Walter Achiu, a running back with the Dayton Triangles in 1927 and 1928. Achiu was of Chinese-American heritage and born in Hawaii.

Answer 5

Wataru Misaka - he played three games for the New York Knicks in the 1947-1948 season.

Answer 6

the first Asian Basketball player was alejandra Luna

Answer 7

Yao Ming. He is currently playing for the Houston Rockets.

Answer 8

In MLB, that was Masanori Murakami who pitched for the San Francisco Giants in 1964 and 1965. He was born in Otsuki, Japan.

Answer 9

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