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  • Fritz Pollard
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  • Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard (January 27, 1894 – May 11, 1986) was the first African American head coach in the National Football League (NFL). Pollard along with Bobby Marshall were the first two African American players in the NFL in 1920. Sportswriter Walter Camp ranked Pollard as "one of the greatest runners these eyes have ever seen."
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coaching teams
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Number
  • 35
high school
  • Lane Tech
Birth Date
  • 1894-01-27
death place
  • Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
CoachPFR
  • PollFr0
Name
  • Fritz Pollard
  • Pollard, Fritz
NFL
  • POL387604
Height in
  • 9
Date of Death
  • 1986-05-11
Birth Place
Weight lbs
  • 165
College
death date
  • 1986-05-11
Image size
  • 200
playing teams
PFHOFYear
  • 2005
Place of Birth
Place of death
coaching years
  • 1921
  • 1925
  • 1928
playing years
  • 1920
  • 1922
  • 1923
  • 1925
  • 1926
  • 1928
Height ft
  • 5
CollegeHOF
  • 10003
Career Highlights
  • * APFA/NFL Championship * First-Team All Pro * First black coach in the APFA/NFL
Date of Birth
  • 1894-01-27
Short Description
  • Player of American Football
PFHOF
  • 242
CollegeHOFYear
  • 1954
abstract
  • Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard (January 27, 1894 – May 11, 1986) was the first African American head coach in the National Football League (NFL). Pollard along with Bobby Marshall were the first two African American players in the NFL in 1920. Sportswriter Walter Camp ranked Pollard as "one of the greatest runners these eyes have ever seen."