Kenny Washington Breaks the NFL's Color Barrier

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  • Kenny Washington didn't achieve the accolades of Jackie Robinson, but holds the distinction of being the NFL's first African-American player in the modern era after being signed by the Los Angeles Rams.
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ความคิดเห็น • 61

  • @LostAlienOnEarth
    @LostAlienOnEarth 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Rams gained my respect fully. Thank you, Rams! Kenny Washington is an inspirimg figure.

  • @andrewr62
    @andrewr62 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Would be a cool Jersey to own. They should really put it out.

    • @bigmacjack4308
      @bigmacjack4308 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Andrew you could make your own custom jersey

    • @IShowRage
      @IShowRage 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My great grandfather had one but when he died we couldn't find it

    • @holstfly1
      @holstfly1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This aged beautifully brother

    • @BigHandsome519
      @BigHandsome519 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@holstfly1why did they make one?

  • @ozla4122
    @ozla4122 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Greatness comes out of UCLA Kenny Washington, Jackie Robinson just to name some

    • @BaldHeadSosa
      @BaldHeadSosa 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oz La Lew Alcindor

    • @whosaidthat84
      @whosaidthat84 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      U! C! L! A! FIGHT, FIGHT FIGHT!

    • @lilbogey1563
      @lilbogey1563 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kareem or lou Alcindor

    • @coreylevine8095
      @coreylevine8095 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ironically both the Rams and Dodgers will move to Los Angeles winning Champions

  • @falanajerido875
    @falanajerido875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just found out about this great blackman who broke the color barrier by watching superbowl lv God bless him

  • @geraldboles7816
    @geraldboles7816 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Blessings. Will always love and appreciate Kenny Washington and what his contribution to a pro football sport. One love Kenny. I will never forget you. Afro G64 lamiert Park Village LA Crenshaw 😇⭐✨🔥❤️😁

  • @twintj1345
    @twintj1345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This need to have more views

  • @MrWhitelightning73
    @MrWhitelightning73 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m here after watching “42”. What a struggle it was for black folks back then.

  • @renegade5872
    @renegade5872 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Los Angeles Rams that's one of the reasons I love this team.

    • @fredsmith2451
      @fredsmith2451 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Renegade. give us the team that courtesy light blue color what team is it

    • @Trueix
      @Trueix 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Superbowl

  • @tykeemgadsden445
    @tykeemgadsden445 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the NFL really take many different ways on taking players for granted and to know about races from how people look or their skin color

  • @falanajerido875
    @falanajerido875 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is great history viola spoke it well on superbowl LV

  • @joeyboombatz6509
    @joeyboombatz6509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No color barrier for the last um ...... 70 years !

    • @mmaranta785
      @mmaranta785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well still be talking about it for the next 200 years

    • @alexamerling79
      @alexamerling79 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Because it was a historical moment?

    • @Swim-b6d
      @Swim-b6d 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      No black owners ...

  • @whowannaentanglement3681
    @whowannaentanglement3681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He was doing witch craft on them white boys

  • @eriksarni1
    @eriksarni1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lincoln High School Tigers 🏈🐯 Los Angeles #CIFLACS

  • @KlassicBeats1
    @KlassicBeats1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the mlb, has jackie robinson, day which is today in which all the players wear the number 42, and we celebrate the history and doors he opened for african american athletes around the world. i always wondered why the nfl never did anything like this for the first african american nfl player..

  • @ROLLIN-DUB
    @ROLLIN-DUB 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent story

  • @chap5445
    @chap5445 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm happy for the enliightment, we belong together

  • @coreylevine8095
    @coreylevine8095 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He married a Hawaiian woman and got hate for that WTH

  • @Mookaron
    @Mookaron 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just seen Viola Davis tell a piece of Kenny's story. He was swept under the rug.

    • @anthonyarmstrong1423
      @anthonyarmstrong1423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's a fact my brother peace and blessings to you 💯

    • @Mookaron
      @Mookaron 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anthonyarmstrong1423 Salute

  • @PlumberWRX
    @PlumberWRX 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nfl Teams get players from college , even back then , and not many black people went to college back then.

    • @arogthegriot
      @arogthegriot 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not true at all, hbcu's have always had sports. Plus back then college was seen as pro and the nfl was seen as a beer league until papa bear Halas signed red grange to Chicago, college players looked down on CFL and nfl

  • @lf7099
    @lf7099 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow!!

  • @RalphTho
    @RalphTho 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We wuz history makarsss and sheeet.

  • @RGsmokinthathunnitHMNdawgpound
    @RGsmokinthathunnitHMNdawgpound 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    HTTR

  • @charmainejames9539
    @charmainejames9539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    NFL didn’t have a color barrier to break. The NFL’s first championship was won by the Akron Pro’s , whose star player was Fritz Pollard, who was a star football player from Brown University. The NFL should celebrate the fact no color barrier existed in the league from its beginning, instead of the misleading historical narrative of Kenny Washington.

    • @kevinmccabe3984
      @kevinmccabe3984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That’s not true. There was a de facto ban on African Americans for more than a decade because of the influence of George Preston Marshall. Saying the nfl had no color barrier is the same as saying mlb had no color barrier. Fleet walker was the first black mlb player in 1884, but Jackie Robinson still broke the color barrier in 1947. Like football the color barrier was formed after Fleet’s career as the league became more popular

  • @PinHeadzBlackson
    @PinHeadzBlackson 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    He didnt break NFLs color barriee

    • @dayneburns2782
      @dayneburns2782 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      reintegration

    • @kevinmccabe3984
      @kevinmccabe3984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes he did. Similar to baseball the nfl wasn’t segregated at first, but as it became more popular, racist owners wanted it to look more “professional” and segregated it. Jackie Robinson and Kenny Washington weren’t the first professional black players in their sport leagues, but they did break the color barriers set in place for decades.

  • @payytondee7216
    @payytondee7216 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is as only here for school

  • @glennsmeal5004
    @glennsmeal5004 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    287th

  • @swedecuck1216
    @swedecuck1216 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    285th

  • @hdhdhsyske1695
    @hdhdhsyske1695 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't believe we should make it about race. Make it about the productivity of the players. Let's like this comment to spread the message. 👍

    • @deleted3351
      @deleted3351 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      black history month...get out👉

    • @NRobbi42
      @NRobbi42 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Missing the whole point.

    • @aapferb694
      @aapferb694 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Don't act stupid.

    • @Idiombomb
      @Idiombomb 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Paulo Tude WTF are you talking about??

    • @thesixpwr2
      @thesixpwr2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      there were unwritten rules that the league would not admit black layers, the rams received backlash from the rest of the league for this decision... proves how racist people still were.

  • @amandamcfarlin2532
    @amandamcfarlin2532 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    4th

  • @rjweston3683
    @rjweston3683 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    2nd

  • @nicholaskarman9771
    @nicholaskarman9771 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    first

  • @maxschilawski
    @maxschilawski 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    1st! 🏅