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Akron Pros

American football team
Also known as: Akron Indians
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The Akron Pros were a professional American football team that played in the early days of the National Football League (NFL). The team was part of the American Professional Football Association (APFA), which later became the NFL in 1922. In 1920, the Akron Pros won the first NFL championship.123

Fritz Pollard, a pioneering African American player and coach, was the head coach of the Akron Pros in 1921, making him the first African American head coach in the NFL. Pollard was instrumental in integrating professional football, recruiting other African American players and organizing interracial games. The city of Akron, Ohio, historically known for its rubber tire industry, was one of the small towns that hosted early professional football franchises.1435

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