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1.
On September 16, 1904, Charles Follis was the first documented African-American to do what? |
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2.
In 1875, Oliver Lewis, a black jockey, won the first running of the Kentucky Derby. |
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Although Jackie Robinson is often credited with breaking the color barrier in baseball in 1947, this man actually was the first. |
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4.
Fritz Pollard holds a double "first" distinction. What were they? |
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Charles Follis had an unusual nickname of what? |
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6.
One of the greatest players to ever play professional basketball, Bill Russell,
was the first NBA player-coach of the New York Knicks? |
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In 1997, the great Eddie Robinson retired as the winningest coach in college football at which school? |
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On October 19, 1953, this appropriately named African-American became the first modern day quarterback to play for the Chicago Bears. Who was he? |
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9.
In 1904, George Poage became the first black athlete to do what? |
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10.
Paul Brown was the first owner to ignore the gentlemen's agreement and signed black players. |
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