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Pro Football Journal: Four Men Who Broke the NFL Color Barrier: Kenny Washington and Woody Strode, Bill Willis and Marion Motley
![Original 1948 Leaf Gum Co. football card showing halfback Kenny Washington of the Los Angeles Rams - Kenny Washington was the first African-American t Stock Photo - Alamy Original 1948 Leaf Gum Co. football card showing halfback Kenny Washington of the Los Angeles Rams - Kenny Washington was the first African-American t Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PBTMC6/original-1948-leaf-gum-co-football-card-showing-halfback-kenny-washington-of-the-los-angeles-rams-kenny-washington-was-the-first-african-american-t-PBTMC6.jpg)
Original 1948 Leaf Gum Co. football card showing halfback Kenny Washington of the Los Angeles Rams - Kenny Washington was the first African-American t Stock Photo - Alamy
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Kenny Washington - first black NFL player - Rams Fans United - Los Angeles Rams Fan Discussion Forum
![The NFL was segregated, until Kenny Washington broke the color barrier in Los Angeles | by Geoff Graser | Timeline The NFL was segregated, until Kenny Washington broke the color barrier in Los Angeles | by Geoff Graser | Timeline](https://miro.medium.com/max/1200/1*u1_0l-lYM04VnmGx3Z2T2g.jpeg)
The NFL was segregated, until Kenny Washington broke the color barrier in Los Angeles | by Geoff Graser | Timeline
![Los Angeles Rams on Twitter: "Remembering + celebrating these trailblazing men. On March 21, 1946, Kenny Washington + Woody Strode signed with the Los Angeles Rams, breaking the NFL's color barrier. https://t.co/FbmAC83iBy" / Los Angeles Rams on Twitter: "Remembering + celebrating these trailblazing men. On March 21, 1946, Kenny Washington + Woody Strode signed with the Los Angeles Rams, breaking the NFL's color barrier. https://t.co/FbmAC83iBy" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExCj1inUYAM-vTq.jpg)
Los Angeles Rams on Twitter: "Remembering + celebrating these trailblazing men. On March 21, 1946, Kenny Washington + Woody Strode signed with the Los Angeles Rams, breaking the NFL's color barrier. https://t.co/FbmAC83iBy" /
![betway on Twitter: "🏈1946 | Racial Integration While black players played in the first few NFL seasons, there were none in the league between 1934 and 1946. Kenny Washington broke the racial betway on Twitter: "🏈1946 | Racial Integration While black players played in the first few NFL seasons, there were none in the league between 1934 and 1946. Kenny Washington broke the racial](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDte-NeXkAMqc_G.jpg)