The first African American to play in the NHL was Val James (born in Florida). O'Ree is African-Candian (born in New Brunswick). To see a gallery of photos, visit the Black Hockey Players Wall of Fame, http://blackhockeyplayers.webs.com.
Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player who became the first black player in the major league of baseball
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Brooklyn Dodgers Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was a baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was the first African-American major league baseball player of the modern era in 1947.
Robert Johnson, the former owner and CEO of Black Entertainment television, was the first African American billionaire. As you may know, Oprah was the first African American LADY billionaire. =) I just figured out that Robert Church was the first black billionare
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Arthur Ashe was the first African American tennis player who won 3 grand slam titles.
Who was Dallas cowboys first African American player in American history?
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she was the first African American basketball player.
History has not recorded the first African American who played golf. However, the first African American to receive full Professional Golf Association status was Charlie Sifford in 1960.
Click on the 'African American Firsts in MLB' to find out who each team's first African American player was and other facts.
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he was the first African American player to play for the steelers
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Earl Lloyd.
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.