"NFL 100 Greatest" counts down the top 100 game changers in NFL history, and former running back, head coach and Pro Football Hall of Fame member Fritz Pollard lands at No. 35. "NFL 100 Greatest ...

Professional football is no different, where many years after Fritz Pollard broke the games color ... football wasn't just waged on the playing field, but in the front office as well.

The Akron Pros of 1920 were the first champions of the American Professional Football Association, later renamed the NFL. The team included Fritz Pollard ... “After playing, I missed being ...

In 1921, as coach of the Akron Pros, Pollard became the first Black head coach in NFL history. Along with Bobby Marshall, he was also one of the first two Black players. He made history while ...