He later competed for the Akron Pros , the team he would lead to the NFL ( APFA ) championship in 1920 .
As a star athlete at Brown University , Pollard had become , in 1916 , the first African American ever to play in the Rose Bowl .
African American later competed for the Akron Pros , the team African American would lead to the NFL ( APFA ) championship in 1920 .
As a star athlete at Brown University , Pollard had become , in 1916 , the first African American ever to play in the Rose Bowl .