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MLB Is Founded
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VFL Is Founded
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First Non-White Professional Baseball Player
Moses Fleetwood Walker, Catcher for Toledo, Louisville -
AFL Is Founded
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First Non-White Professional Rugby Union Player
James Peters, for the Somerset County Team -
First Non-White Professional Gridiron Player
Charles Follis, for the Shelby Steamfitters -
First Non-White Aussie Rules Player
Joe Johnson, for Fitzroy -
NHL Is Founded
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NFL Is Founded
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First Non-White NFL Coach
Fritz Pollard, Akron Pros. While coaching Fritz was still playing for his team. -
NBA Is Founded
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First Non-White Professional Basketball Player
Wataru Misaka, Point Guard for the New York Knicks -
First Non-White MLB MVP
Jackie Robinson, Northern League, Second Baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers -
First Non-White Professional Rugby League Player
Theodore Cecil Thompson, for the English National Team -
First Non-White NBA All Star
Don Barksdale -
First Non-White NBA MVP
William Felton Russel, Center for the Boston Celtics. He then proceeded to win the award 4 more times in the 1960 – 61, 1961 – 62, 1962 – 63 and 1964 – 65 seasons. -
First Non-White Baseball Hall Of Fame Inductee
Jackie Robinson -
First Non-White NBA Coach
Bill Russell -
NBA Merges With The ABA
At this time the NBA took the ABA’s 4 most successful franchises: the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs and the New York Nets (which would later become the New Jersey Nets, and then the Brooklyn Nets). -
First Non-White Professional Ice Hockey Player
Val James, for the Buffalo Sabres -
First Non-White NFL Referee
Johnny Grier -
First Non-White Brownlow Medal Winner
Gavin Wanganeen, for the Essendon Football Club -
First Non-White Home Plate Umpire In A World Series Game
Charlie Williams, Game 4 -
NRL Is Founded
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First Non-White NBA Team Owner
Robert Johnson, Charlotte Bobcats -
First Non-White NFL Referee In A Super Bowl Game
Mike Carey
