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Fritz Pollard

Born: Jan. 27, 1894
Football

1st black All-America RB (1916 at Brown); 1st black to play in Rose Bowl; 7-year NFL pro (1920-26); 1st black NFL coach, at Milwaukee and Hammond, Ind.

Died: May 11, 1986

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