1950s Marion Motley African American Football Pioneer HOFer Original Photo Image used for his 1953 Bowman #9 Football Card PSA/DNA Basketball Tickets They went 2-9 in 1941

They went 2-9 in 1941

Costello played a key role in bootlegging operations during Prohibition and later expanded into gambling and political influence

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

McNichol served as assistant coach for his brother

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

1950s Marion Motley African American Football Pioneer HOFer Original Photo Image used for his 1953 Bowman #9 Football Card PSA/DNA Basketball Tickets They went 2-9 in 1941In 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