Sentences with phrase «first black player»

Bear Bryant got his first black player at Alabama in 1970.»

Gremio used to be considered the upper class team — banning black players in its team until the late fifties — while working class Internacional accepted their first black player as early as the twenties.

Sylvester Harris wasn't just the first black player on the Scooba team; he was the first black to attend the college.

Don Barksdale broke numerous basketball color barriers, becoming the first black player to be named an NCAA All - American, the first to make the Olympic basketball team, the first to win an Olympic basketball medal, the first to be named an NBA All - Star and the first to be in the top 10 in the NBA in salary.

The first black players to see the field at each current SEC program, according to school histories and historian Charles H. Martin.

A former England Under - 21 international, Kevin is a quick, strong, versatile forward who became the first black player to captain Everton in January 2001.

When he netted against Torino in the Europa League he became the first black player to score for the club since its inception in 1898 - a culturally significant moment for Athletic.

It's an underdog story that's a bit formulaic but very well set in its moment, and it tells of a very human experience: though it's about racism - Davis being the first black player to win the Heisman trophy - it's not too heavy - handed, and it's just as much about football, and built on a deep love and understanding of the game.

Spring training has just begun and Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) has decided to make the bold move to break the color line and bring the first black player into the National League.

The first black player in the league.