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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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
