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 😇⭐✨🔥❤️😁
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..
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
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.
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
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.
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.
Rams gained my respect fully. Thank you, Rams! Kenny Washington is an inspirimg figure.
Would be a cool Jersey to own. They should really put it out.
Andrew you could make your own custom jersey
My great grandfather had one but when he died we couldn't find it
This aged beautifully brother
@@holstfly1why did they make one?
Greatness comes out of UCLA Kenny Washington, Jackie Robinson just to name some
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U! C! L! A! FIGHT, FIGHT FIGHT!
Kareem or lou Alcindor
Ironically both the Rams and Dodgers will move to Los Angeles winning Champions
I just found out about this great blackman who broke the color barrier by watching superbowl lv God bless him
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 😇⭐✨🔥❤️😁
I’m here after watching “42”. What a struggle it was for black folks back then.
This need to have more views
Los Angeles Rams that's one of the reasons I love this team.
Renegade. give us the team that courtesy light blue color what team is it
Superbowl
Lincoln High School Tigers 🏈🐯 Los Angeles #CIFLACS
Jc?
No color barrier for the last um ...... 70 years !
Well still be talking about it for the next 200 years
Because it was a historical moment?
No black owners ...
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
This is great history viola spoke it well on superbowl LV
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..
He was doing witch craft on them white boys
Excellent story
I'm happy for the enliightment, we belong together
Just seen Viola Davis tell a piece of Kenny's story. He was swept under the rug.
That's a fact my brother peace and blessings to you 💯
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He married a Hawaiian woman and got hate for that WTH
Nfl Teams get players from college , even back then , and not many black people went to college back then.
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
We wuz history makarsss and sheeet.
I'm close friends with his grandson
Still not elected to NFL HALL OF FAME BEYOND PAST OVERDUE
Wow!!
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.
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
HTTR
Is as only here for school
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He didnt break NFLs color barriee
reintegration
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.
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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. 👍
black history month...get out👉
Missing the whole point.
Don't act stupid.
+Paulo Tude WTF are you talking about??
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.
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+XboxOne king nope
4 seconds doe!
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