1950s Marion Motley African American Football Pioneer HOFer Original Photo Image used for his 1953 Bowman #9 Football Card PSA/DNA Basketball Tickets The Miami Floridians began as

The Miami Floridians began as theMinnesota Muskies

Chuck Cooper was a trailblazing African American basketball player who made history in 1950 as the first Black player ever drafted into the NBA

Best known for his prodigious home-run power

though they only played two games against the Los Angeles Athletic Club

The club led the league in offense with 739 runs scored but also allowed a league-high 773 runs

1950s Marion Motley African American Football Pioneer HOFer Original Photo Image used for his 1953 Bowman #9 Football Card PSA/DNA Basketball Tickets The Miami Floridians began asIn 1946, one year before Jackie Robinson signed with baseball's Brooklyn Dodgers, four players smashed pro football's race barrier. The trailblazers were Marion Motley and Bill Willis, who signed with the Cleveland Browns of the new All America Football Conference, and Kenny Washington and Woody Strode, who signed with the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams. Injuries ended Washington's career after three seasons, while Strode played just the