New Football collection with a twist..

[Breakaway Dealz]

So, recently I decided to start picking up some Football cards. My goal is to buy the 1st African-American player to...be such things as the first to play a game in the CFL or NFL. I am also doing this with MLB & NFL.

Here is what I have so far with Football.

Eddie Macon was drafted by the Chicago Bears and became the first African-American player on the team.
8222D5F4-B3D9-4E6B-B100-B150DE7597AE by Matt Zawadzki, on Flickr

Bernie Custus becoming the first black player to play quarterback in Canadian professional football
D532DEA7-D0D5-47A1-BC92-1B2F577F1B8B by Matt Zawadzki, on Flickr

Bob Mann was the 1st African-American to play for the Green Bay Packers & the Detroit Lions
42F44421-B55C-4FFB-9DD5-2A0791DD6979 by Matt Zawadzki, on Flickr

Tom Casey was the 1st African-American to be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1964
1471F37D-BF6E-4C25-8451-DB7D6B7A264E by Matt Zawadzki, on Flickr

George Taliaferro was the 1st African-American player drafted by an NFL team when he was picked by the Chicago Bears in 1949
F972BD4F-3D84-4DF9-9A91-FE524D9EC358 by Matt Zawadzki, on Flickr

 

[langway05]

Matt

Much appreciate the show on this new project. :beer:

Looks to be fine progress thus far and good luck in the hunt going forward.

 

[Breakaway Dealz]

Just purchased this one...

1948 Leaf #44 Bob Mann RC
F0075F85-B9A9-4369-A6B6-EEE73A0EFB49 by Matt Zawadzki, on Flickr

 

[Breakaway Dealz]

Here is another from the 1950 Bowman set..
Wallace Triplett was the third African-American chosen in the 1949 NFL Draft, though he was the first of the draftees to take the field in a league game
43119E20-01B2-4788-9B13-374DD95BF018 by Matt Zawadzki, on Flickr