Fritz Pollard was born on January 27, 1894 in Rogers Park, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Rockin' the Blues (1956). He died on May 11, 1986 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Wingback/tailback/blocking back with the National Football League's
Akron Pros, Milwaukee Badgers, Hammond Pros, and Providence Steam
Roller (1920-1923, 1925-1926).
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume
Two, 1986-1990, pages 701-703. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons,
1999.
Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.