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| 19th July, 2006 - 4:35 am | AP - The Senate marked the 60th anniversary of pro football's permanent integration with a resolution Tuesday that will be part of the NFL's commemoration at its Hall of Fame game next month.
In 1946, a year before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's race barrier, Bill Willis and Marion Motley joined the Cleveland Browns of the All-American Football Conference, and Kenny Washington and Woody Strode played for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. The NFL hadn't had black players since 1932. [READ] |
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