"As easy to catch as a bolt of lightning and as easily held,"
Fritz Pollard was a standout halfback on Brown's 1916 Rose Bowl team.
He later became the first African American NFL coach.

  

Remembering
Fritz Pollard
and the
African-American Experience at Brown

An Exhibition in Honor of Fritz Pollard's Induction into the Professional Football Hall of Fame

By the Brown University Archives,
in conjunction with the Center for Digital Initiatives

This exhibit was on display at the John Hay Library from January 10-31, 2005. Digital exhibit prepared by Brown University Library Center for Digital Initiatives.

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