Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard (January 27, 1894 – May 11, 1986) was an American professional football player and coach. In 1921, he became the first...

African Americans, would be considered for high-level coaching positions. Fritz Pollard was the first minority head coach in NFL history (which was during the...

Association (later renamed the National Football League (NFL) in 1922). Fritz Pollard, the first black head coach in the NFL, co-coached the Akron Pros in...

Fritz Pollard Jr. (February 18, 1915 – February 15, 2003) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles, winning a bronze model...

Brown University Archives (January 10–31, 2005). "About Fritz Pollard". Remembering Fritz Pollard and the African-American Experience at Brown. Brown University...

pitcher Fritz Felix Pipes (1887–1983), Austrian Olympic medalist tennis player Fritz Pollard (1894–1986), American football player and coach Fritz-Georg...

modern-day quarterback" or "the closest thing to it." Single-wing tailback Fritz Pollard, a key figure in the early days of the NFL, became the league's first...

as a waiter in Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, where he befriended Fritz Pollard, later to be the first African-American coach in the National Football...

run by Dr. Lynn Lashbrook. In 2003, Wooten became the Chairman of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, an advocacy group who works in conjunction with the National...

Football Hall of Famer Fritz Pollard played with the team in 1923 and 1924. Coach Charlie Copley, a former teammate of Pollard's with the Akron Pros and...