He played football his junior year, becoming the first African American to make the team, but left in his senior year to teach high school in Louisville, Kentucky. Via iu.edu: The first Black ...

In 1969 the Pearl High football team made the controversial ... mayor and the first Black criminal court clerk, a position he still holds today. Lyons became an All-American defensive back at ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In 1890, Frederick Douglas Patterson became the first Black football player at Ohio State ... that he would be the first African American that was a starter.

This honor is presented annually by the Black College Football Hall of Fame to the most outstanding player in HBCU football. He is the first player since 2018 from a Division II school to win the ...

While the legacy of Negro League Baseball has often been highlighted, the equally compelling narrative of Negro League ...

With Black History Month upon us, let's take a look back at the players that helped integrate major college football programs around the country. Flip through the slideshow to see the names of ...