They claim to be of noble ancestry. a person of unknown ancestry. She claims to be able to trace her ancestry all the way back to the earliest settlers.
By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN. Joe Gilliam, who was one of the first blacks to be a starting pro quarterback when he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers' 1974 Super Bowl champions but who later slid into drug addiction and homelessness, died Monday in Nashville. He was 49.
Fritz Pollard was the very first black quarterback way back in 1920 for the Akron Pros, who won the NFL Championship. During the 20s, the quarterback position was a lot different than we know it today.