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The impact of Black NFL players on the game and beyond
From their record-breaking plays to their advocacy on and off the field, Black ... players out of the NFL from 1934 to 1946. In the early 1900s, the NFL — then named the American Professional ...
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Cobie Durant selected as NFLPA's 2025 Black College Football Pro Player of the Year
Rams cornerback Cobie Durant was selected for the annual award that goes to a top professional football player who attended ...
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The University Of Georgia’s First Black Football Player To Be Honored
James Hurley, the first Black player ... football team’s roster, will be honored at an award ceremony on Sept. 29. According to Fox 5 Atlanta, the Association for the Study of African American ...
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How Black football players find community on campus, on and off the field
The Black student groups on campus, including BSAC, provide an important space for them to engage with their identity. “I see a lot of football players, including myself, go to BSU events, ...
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How the Kansas City Chiefs were pioneers in recruiting Black players in the 1960s
Before the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) merger in 1966, the AFL was known as almost the only place where Black football players had an opportunity to play ...
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The impact of Black NFL players on the game and beyond
FILE – St. Louis Cardinals football player Marlin Briscoe (86) is shown in August 1975. Marlin Briscoe, the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League, died Monday ...