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Today we want to focus on the man who broke the color barrier and became the first Black head coach in professional football: Fritz Pollard.

Today we want to focus on the man who broke the color barrier and became the first Black head coach in professional football: Fritz Pollard.

Share these fun facts in between bites of delicious food and prayers of thanks.

Here are some of the best individual NFL performances to take place during a Thanksgiving Day game.

From the column: "Duluth fans had no idea then the impact our city would end up having on professional football."

By Lauren Victoria Burke | NNPA Newswire Contributor - For the first time in the history of the NFL, 14 Black quarterbacks took the snap on week 1 of the 2023-2024 season, breaking barriers and demonstrating the success of Black quarterbacks in the league.

Members of the Miller family have spread out across the nation but still return for the annual reunion started in the 1950s.

By Carla CharterBefore there was the National Football League, there was the American Professional Football Association (APFA). Among those who played in the APFA was Alf Cobb, who was born in Athol.Cobb had played football long before making it to...

Thanksgiving has evolved into the food and football holiday for many of us. Getting together with family and friends over a four day weekend to celebrate and to Give Thanks for the things we cherish in our lives.

Thanksgiving has evolved into the food and football holiday for many of us. Getting together with family and friends over a four day weekend to celebrate and to Give Thanks for the things we cherish in our lives.