who was the first black person to get drafted in the first draft of the nfl?

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who was the first black person to get drafted in the first draft of the nfl?

2007-02-15 10:20:20 · 3 answers · asked by jim s 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)

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The draft I belive was created in 1950, and it was Jim Brown (RB, Cleaveland Browns).

2007-02-15 10:27:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋

Charles W. Follis played in the APFL it was the forerunner for the NFL so he was the 1st black professional football player. In the NFL it was Kenny William Washington.

2007-02-15 10:29:38 · answer #2 · answered by C-Nice44 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Fritz Pollard

2007-02-15 10:23:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋