February 15, 1960 Darrell Ray Green, hall of fame football player, was born in Houston, Texas. Green played college football at Texas A&M University where he was a first team All-American and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1983.
Darrell Ray Green – February 15th in African American History
Tags: College Football Hall of Fame, February 15, football, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Texas A&M University
Elvin Lamont Bethea – March 1st in African American History
Tags: football, March 1, Pro Football Hall of Fame
March 1, 1946 Elvin Lamont Bethea, hall of fame football player, was born in Trenton, New Jersey. Bethea played college football at North Carolina A&T State University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1968.
James Nathaniel “Jim” Brown – February 17th in African American History
Tags: College Football Hall of Fame, February 17, football, Syracuse University
February 17, 1936 James Nathaniel “Jim” Brown, hall of fame football player and actor, was born in St. Simons Island, Georgia. Brown earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Syracuse University in 1957 and also excelled in basketball, track, lacrosse, and football.
Reece “Goose” Tatum – January 18th in African American History
Tags: Army, baseball, basketball, football, Harlem Globetrotters, January 18, May 31, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, World War II
January 18, 1967 Reece “Goose” Tatum, Hall of Fame basketball player, died. Tatum was born May 31, 1921 in El Dorado, Arkansas. In high school, he played baseball, football, and basketball. He played Negro league baseball from 1937 to 1949 and was a co-owner of the Detroit Clowns baseball team in the late 1950s.
Jerome Heartwell “Brud” Holland – January 13th in African American History
Tags: AT&T, College Football Hall of Fame, Cornell University, Delaware State College, diplomat, football, Hampton Institute, January 13, January 9, May 23, Presidential Medal of Freedom, University of Pennsylvania
January 13, 1985 Jerome Heartwell “Brud” Holland, education administrator and diplomat, died. Holland was born January 9, 1916 in Auburn, New York. He graduated from Cornell University, where he was the first African American to play on the football team and an All-American in 1937, 1938, and 1939. Despite his athletic abilities, the National Football […]
Frederick Rudolph “Fred” Dean – February 24th in African American History
Tags: College Football Hall of Fame, football, Pro Football Hall of Fame
February 24, 1952 Frederick Rudolph “Fred” Dean, hall of fame football player, was born in Arcadia, Louisiana. Dean played college football at Louisiana Tech University and was an All-Southland Conference defensive tackle. He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the 1975 NFL Draft and over his eleven season professional career was a four-time […]
Richard (Dick) “Night Train” Lane – January 29th in African American History
Tags: athlete, football, NFL, Pro Football Hall of Fame
January 29, 2002 Richard (Dick) “Night Train” Lane, hall of fame football player, died. Lane was born April 16, 1928 in Austin, Texas. He made his professional football debut with the Los Angeles Rams as a defensive back in 1952. In his rookie season, he set the NFL single season record for interceptions with 14 […]
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