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Fritz Pollard, an NFL Pioneer
Published: June 12, 2009
In fact, if you do the arithmetic you will see that it took 89 years to officially celebrate (nationally) the accomplishments of a great pioneer in professional football. His enshrinement occurred about nineteen years after his death.
Pollard earned about $1500 per game in his heyday, according to a booklet titled African American Pioneers in Pro Football, published by the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Pollard was named for Frederick Douglas, the scholar and civil rights leader, and he should have been in classroom history books across the United States. If so, perhaps I would have read about him before my visit to Canton in 2009.
Pollard joined the American Professional Football Association in 1920. It was later named the National Football League.
He was a team member of the Akron (OH) Pros. He helped win the league's first crown, with an 8-0-3.
In 1928, Pollard formed the Chicago Bl...
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