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List of sports desegregation firsts
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This is a '''list of sports desegregation firsts'''.
==North America==
===Major League Baseball===
* [[William Edward White]] (1860–1937), believed to be the first African American to play in the major leagues, appearing in one game on June 21, 1879
* [[Moses Fleetwood Walker]] (1856–1924), first openly African-American player (White passed as white)
* [[Jackie Robinson]] (1919–1972), first African American to play in [[Major League Baseball]] in the modern era
* [[Larry Doby]] (1923–2003), second African American to break the [[Baseball color line|color barrier]], first in the American League
* [[Steve Bellán]] (1849–1932), first Latin American, depending on whether or not the [[National Association of Professional Base Ball Players]] is considered a major league
* [[Lou Castro]] (1876–1941), the first Latin American, if not Bellán
* [[Louis Sockalexis]] (1871–1913), a member of the [[Penobscot]] tribe, often considered the first player of Native American ancestry
* [[Jim Toy (baseball)|Jim Toy]] (1858–1919), another possible, disputed candidate for first Native American player
* [[Moses J. Yellow Horse]] (1898–1964), first full-blooded Native American player, from the [[Pawnee people|Pawnee tribe]]
* [[Masanori Murakami]] (born 1944), first Japanese player
===National Football League===
* [[Fritz Pollard]] (1894–1986), one of the first two African-American players and the first head coach
* [[Bobby Marshall]] (1880–1958), one of the first two African-American players
* [[Lou Molinet]] (1904–1976), first Hispanic, Cuban and Latin American player
* [[Walter Achiu]] (1902–1989), first player of east Asian descent
===National Basketball Association===
* [[Wataru Misaka]] (born 1923), first non-white player and first of Asian descent
* [[Nathaniel Clifton]] (1922–1990), [[Chuck Cooper (basketball)|Chuck Cooper]] (1926–1984) and [[Earl Lloyd]] (1928–2015), the first African Americans in the NBA, with Lloyd being the first to play in a game, due to scheduling
===National Hockey League===
* [[Larry Kwong]] (1923–2018), first player to break the color barrier in hockey and first of Asian descent
* [[Willie O'Ree]] (born 1935), first black player
* [[Fred Sasakamoose]] (born 1933), first [[First Nations]] player with [[Indian Act|treaty status]]
* [[Bill Guerin]] (born 1970), first player of Hispanic descent
==Europe==
[[Category:Sports-related lists|Desegregation]]
[[Category:Racial segregation|Sports]]
This is a '''list of sports desegregation firsts'''.
==North America==
===Major League Baseball===
* [[William Edward White]] (1860–1937), believed to be the first African American to play in the major leagues, appearing in one game on June 21, 1879
* [[Moses Fleetwood Walker]] (1856–1924), first openly African-American player (White passed as white)
* [[Jackie Robinson]] (1919–1972), first African American to play in [[Major League Baseball]] in the modern era
* [[Larry Doby]] (1923–2003), second African American to break the [[Baseball color line|color barrier]], first in the American League
* [[Steve Bellán]] (1849–1932), first Latin American, depending on whether or not the [[National Association of Professional Base Ball Players]] is considered a major league
* [[Lou Castro]] (1876–1941), the first Latin American, if not Bellán
* [[Louis Sockalexis]] (1871–1913), a member of the [[Penobscot]] tribe, often considered the first player of Native American ancestry
* [[Jim Toy (baseball)|Jim Toy]] (1858–1919), another possible, disputed candidate for first Native American player
* [[Moses J. Yellow Horse]] (1898–1964), first full-blooded Native American player, from the [[Pawnee people|Pawnee tribe]]
* [[Masanori Murakami]] (born 1944), first Japanese player
===National Football League===
* [[Fritz Pollard]] (1894–1986), one of the first two African-American players and the first head coach
* [[Bobby Marshall]] (1880–1958), one of the first two African-American players
* [[Lou Molinet]] (1904–1976), first Hispanic, Cuban and Latin American player
* [[Walter Achiu]] (1902–1989), first player of east Asian descent
===National Basketball Association===
* [[Wataru Misaka]] (born 1923), first non-white player and first of Asian descent
* [[Nathaniel Clifton]] (1922–1990), [[Chuck Cooper (basketball)|Chuck Cooper]] (1926–1984) and [[Earl Lloyd]] (1928–2015), the first African Americans in the NBA, with Lloyd being the first to play in a game, due to scheduling
===National Hockey League===
* [[Larry Kwong]] (1923–2018), first player to break the color barrier in hockey and first of Asian descent
* [[Willie O'Ree]] (born 1935), first black player
* [[Fred Sasakamoose]] (born 1933), first [[First Nations]] player with [[Indian Act|treaty status]]
* [[Bill Guerin]] (born 1970), first player of Hispanic descent
==Europe==
[[Category:Sports-related lists|Desegregation]]
[[Category:Racial segregation|Sports]]
June 09, 2018 at 07:27AM
