For 12 years, from 1934 to 1946, there were no black players in the NFL. That’s right. For more than a decade, some of the most famous owners in the league’s history – George “Papa Bear” Halas, Art Rooney and Wellington Mara among them – had an unspoken agreement to ban black players.
Sources: Photo (Wikipedia), text (History.com)
Source: ESPN
Photo credit: SB Nation
Reported in Earl Lloyd, N.B.A.’s First Black Player, Dies at 86. (The New York Times, 2/28/2015)
1950-51 final standings
Source: Basketball Reference
Sources: Text (The Undefeated), photo (Wikipedia)
Sources: Photo (Wikipedia), text (World Golf Hall of Fame)
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