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 also the first Black Head Coach in the NFL when he became Co-Head Coach at Akron in 1921, while remaining in the runningback position. He was also the first Black to be on a Championship team when Akron Won the tirle in 1920.