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Who was the first African American head coach of a football program in the US?
In the NFL that was Fritz Pollard with the Akron Pros in 1921. Art Shell was the first modern day African American NFL head coach with the Los Angeles Raiders in 1989. The first African American head coach at a predominently white college or University was Matthew Washington Bullock who became head coach at Massachusetts in 1904.
Who was the first African American coach in the nfl?
The first head coach in the was Art Shell, but the first coach was Fritz Pollard.
Who was the first African American basketball coach?
Bill Russell was the first black NBA coach.
Who was the first qutarback?
Fritz Pollard was the first African American quarterback in the NFL. He was also the first African American coach in the NFL.
Who was the first African American head coach in the National Football league?
The first African-American head coach in the National Football league was Frederick Douglass 'Fritz' Pollard. He was the coach of the Chicago Blackhawks.
Who was the first African-American NFL coach?
Art Shell
Who was the first African American NFL coach?
Art Shell
Was art shell the first black NFL head coach?
In the modern era, yes.Fritz Pollard was a player/coach of the 1921 Akron Pros and would be considered the first African American head coach in NFL history.
Who was the first black head coach in the NBA?
Bill Russell the first African-American to coach a major league professional sports team. The next season he became the first African-American coach to win an NBA championship.
Who was the first African American Division 1 head football coach?
The first African American Division 1 head football coach was Willie Jeffries at Wichita State in 1979.
Who was the first african-american Vikings head coach?
Dennis Green.
First black to play in the NBA?
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.
