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Aug 5, 2021 · Nunn, who died in 2014 at 89, became the first Black scout and front office executive in the N.F.L. when the Pittsburgh Steelers hired him in 1967 to help recruit players from historically Black...
Sep 4, 2024 · Bill Nunn, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021, left a lasting impact on the NFL, most notably through his work with the Pittsburgh Steelers. While his contributions to football are widely recognized, his current activities are of interest to many.
- Key Role in Steelers Dynasty
- Fighting Segregated America
- 'Bill Was That Person For Me'
That all-star team from the leading voice of the Black press was held in such regard that, during an era which pales in sophistication when compared to the predraft prep today, legend has it that then-New York Giants owner Wellington Mara had the Courier in his hand as he instructed underlings to draft tackle Roosevelt Brown in the first round in 1...
Newspapers such as the Chicago Defender and the Baltimore Afro-American played a key advocacy role in a largely segregated America, addressing social issues and general topics relating to Black people that the mainstream press ignored. In its heyday the Courier, distributed nationwide, had a circulation in excess of 400,000, a huge reach at the tim...
What many may not know about Nunn’s impact on Stallworth is what happened after the rookie arrived in Pittsburgh. Stallworth said he didn’t have a single player or coach from A&M who could help with his adjustment to the next level. “Bill was that person for me,” Stallworth said. Nunn mentored him, even calling him in the evenings after practice wi...
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- NFL Columnist
Aug 12, 2021 · But alas, as of Aug. 8, 2021, seven years after his death, we can officially say it—Bill Nunn Jr. is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. BILL NUNN was celebrated at the Pro Football Hall of Fame this past weekend, Aug. 5-8.
May 7, 2014 · Bill Nunn Jr., a black sports reporter for The Pittsburgh Courier, could not sit in the press box at Forbes Field three years after Jackie Robinson started for the Brooklyn Dodgers. But on a...
Apr 25, 2021 · Bill Nunn Jr. was a writer for the Pittsburgh Courier used his platform to put a spotlight on HBCU football players. Later, Nunn scouted for the Steelers.
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“The tiny, gray-haired matron for years has been house mother for Negro members of the Milwaukee Braves baseball team. ‘I’ve treated them like my own sons,’ she said. “At Mrs. Gibson’s place, the Negro players have basic comfort and ‘eat high on the hog’ as the saying goes.
