Fritz Pollard III joins UND Athletic Director Bill Chaves, left, and President Andrew Armacost in unveiling a replica of a plaque that will be placed on the Fritz Pollard Jr. Athletic Center at ...

Pollard's son Fritz Jr competed at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany, winning a bronze medal in the 110m hurdles before serving in the US army in World War II. His grandson, Fritz III, became a ...

Fritz Pollard blazed a trail as the first Black coach in the NFL. A century later, some say his coaching experience in the league mirrors today's NFL.

As his son saw it, the challenges Fritz Pollard and his siblings faced as the first Black family in West Rogers Park were a major reason for their success in life. “Growing up in an all-white ...

Pollard, along with Horace Johnson, was one of the first two Black graduates of UND in 1939. He was the son of Fritz Pollard Sr., the NFL's first Black head coach and a member of the College ...

Fritz Pollard blazed a trail as the first Black coach in the NFL. A century later, some say his coaching experience in the league mirrors today's NFL.

Belichick’s connection with Pollard goes beyond his admiration and respect. He received the Game Ball Award from the Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation in 2019 for his commitment to diversity.

"Fritz Pollard: A Forgotten Man", directed and produced by NFL Network senior producer Anthony Smith, will be screened virtually at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 18.

Frederick Douglas “Fritz” Pollard set the sod ablaze on gridirons across the United States in the first decades of the twentieth century, running as a sensational vanguard for Black American ...

When Fritz Pollard was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954, he was the second African-American to receive the honor. That was pretty much the only thing Pollard was second at ...

Fritz Pollard became wealthy, despite Jim Crow laws and other forms of racism. "He had such an outstanding character that he didn’t let anything get him down," Pollard III says.

Pollard's son Fritz Jr competed at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany, winning a bronze medal in the 110m hurdles before serving in the US army in World War II. His grandson, Fritz III, became a ...