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DUSTBIN.(Kenny Washington became first black player in National Football League in 1946)(Brief Article)
March 21, 1946
Kenny Washington ended the NFL's 12-year ban on black players when he signed with the Los Angeles Rams. Washington was one of several black players in the NFL in 1946; Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier the next year. At UCLA, Robinson and Washington were teammates. Washington was a big star there, but he was 27 ...
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