NFL Honors a Forgotten Hero, Kenny Washington

Style Magazine Newswire | 2/3/2017, 10:39 a.m.
All eyes are on Houston for the Super Bowl, but before the quest for the Lombardi Trophy kicks off, there …
Kenny Washington

Source: News Fix Houston

All eyes are on Houston for the Super Bowl, but before the quest for the Lombardi Trophy kicks off, there was time to pay homage to a forgotten hero. The Black Heritage Society hosted it's annual Mountain Top Awards, honoring the life and career of Kenny Washington, the first African-American to sign with the NFL. The Los Angeles Rams signed Washington to a contract breaking the color barrier in the NFL. Washington died at the age of 52 in 1971.

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