Buchumschlag

In this revealing book, author chronicles the story of a young African American man whose list of athletic firsts was equaled by the courage and ambition he showed in confronting racial barriers. While a student and football star at Brown University, Pollard became the first black to play in the Rose Bowl, going on to be the first of his race named to a backfield position on Walter Camp's legendary All-American team. The first black quarterback and head coach in the National Football League, Pollard laer recruited heavily from black colleges to build and coach a powerful all-black pro team, the New York-based Brown Bombers, demonstsrating that blacks were capable of competing at the highest level. His ambition also carried him into business. He established one of the first all-black investment securities companies and then published the first black tabloid in New York City. Pollard also produced films with all-black casts and, as a booking agent, integrated dozens of nightclubs that previously had barred black entertainers. Klappentext