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Fritz Pollard Jr. (February 18, 1915 – February 14, 2003) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles, winning a bronze model at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Biography. Pollard's father was Fritz Pollard Sr., the first African American head coach in the National Football League.
2 de out. de 2020 · By Ben Collins. BBC Sport. John Hay Library, Brown University. Fritz Pollard was the first black quarterback in the NFL - and its first black coach. Fritz Pollard Jr suffered from...
In 2015, Pollard was posthumously inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. [16] [17] Pollard appears as a free agent in Madden NFL 09 and Madden NFL 10 and is also a part of the game's Hall of Fame feature. Pollard's son Fritz Pollard Jr. won the bronze medal for 110 m hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
Fritz Pollard, an All-America halfback from Brown University was a pro football pioneer in more ways than one. The 5-9, 165-pound back, who led Brown to the Rose Bowl in 1915, turned pro in 1919, when he joined the Akron (OH) Pros following army service during World War I.
17 de jun. de 2020 · Analysis. NFL pioneer Fritz Pollard's life story more relevant than ever. Published: Jun 17, 2020 at 05:18 PM. Anthony Smith. "Fritz Pollard: A Forgotten Man", directed and produced by...
25 de fev. de 2021 · UND’s first Black athlete in football, track and boxing achieved Olympic greatness in 1936. Alongside Olympic legend Jesse Owens, then-UND student Fritz Pollard Jr. was among the Black athletes on the U.S. Olympic team who took home a total of 12 medals during the 1936 Summer Games.
9 de mai. de 2024 · Fritz Pollard was a pioneering African American player and coach in American collegiate and professional gridiron football. He was the first African American selected to a backfield position on Walter Camp’s All-America team (1916) and the first African American head coach in the National Football.
