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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kenny_Washington_(AmericanKenny Washington (American football) - Wikipedia

    Kenneth Stanley Washington (August 31, 1918 – June 24, 1971) was an American professional football player who was the first African-American to sign a contract with a National Football League (NFL) team in the modern (post-World War II) era.

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  3. www.biography.com › athletes › kenny-washingtonKenny Washington - Stats, Football & Facts - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · One of the first African American college football stars, Kenny Washington was one of two Black athletes to reintegrate the NFL in 1946. Updated: Oct 15, 2020 (1918-1971)

  4. www.history.com › news › first-black-nfl-playerMeet Kenny Washington, the First Black NFL Player of the ...

    Feb 2, 2018 · On March 21st 1946 Washington became their marquee signing: the first black player to sign an NFL contract in the postwar era. (Strode followed two months later.)

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  6. www.britannica.com › biography › Kenny-WashingtonKenny Washington | NFL Star, UCLA Football Legend | Britannica

    Jun 20, 2024 · Kenny Washington was one of the first African American college gridiron football stars on the West Coast and one of two black players to reintegrate the National Football League (NFL) in 1946. Washington was a single-wing tailback at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), from 1937.

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  7. slate.com › culture › 2021Kenny Washington, who broke the NFL’s color barrier, was ...

    Dec 19, 2021 · Why Isn’t Kenny Washington an American Icon? The forgotten story of the man who broke the NFL’s color barrier—before Jackie Robinson got to Major League Baseball. By Joshua Neuman

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  8. footballfoundation.org › hof_searchKenny Washington (1956) - Hall of Fame - National Football ...

    Ken Washington was the first All-American in the history of the University of California-Los Angeles football and the first Bruin to be elected to the National Football Foundation's Hall of Fame. In his three years at UCLA, 1937-1939, the team had records of 2-6-1, 7-4-1, 6-0-4.

  9. www.cbc.ca › sports › super-bowl-kenny-washingtonThe truth about Kenny Washington, NFL contradicts the myth ...

    Feb 9, 2021 · If you watched the Super Bowl pre-game show Sunday, you probably saw the National Football League and CBS shine a well-deserved and long-overdue spotlight on Kenny Washington, the American football...