Frederick Douglas "Fritz" Pollard

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In 1920, Frederick Douglas "Fritz" Pollard became professional football's first black quarterback, leading the Akron Pros to victory in the NFL's inaugural championship game. It wasn't until almost 50 years later on the first Sunday of the 1969 regular season that James Harris, playing for the Buffalo Bills, became the first black professional quarterback to start on an opening day -- and subsequently the first Black NFL quarterback to be a full-time starter at that position