Who was the first African American head coach in the N.F.L.?
The first African American head coach in the NFL was Frederick "Fritz" Pollard. In 1921, he was named co-coach of the Akron Pros, which made him the first Black coach in NFL history ,Along with Bobby Marshall, he was also one of the first two Black players in the NFL ,Pollard made history while facing extreme racism, and he is still considered one of the standards of coaching and Black excellence ,The second Black coach in NFL history was Art Shell, who became the head coach of the Los Angeles Raiders in 1988
in 1988 ,Shell was the first Black head coach since the 1920s, and he was also the first Black coach in the modern era, which is considered after the 1970 AFL-NFL merger .