Bright, Johnny, 1930-1983

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שם ראשי (לועזית)

רמיזות

Bright, John Dee, 1930-1983

Bright, Johnny

תאריך לידה

1930-06-11

תאריך פטירה

1983-12-14

מדינות קשורות

Canada

United States

תחום פעילות

Basketball

Football

Track and field

מקצוע

Teachers

African American football players

Athletes

Coaches (Athletics)

מגדר

male

MARC

VIAF: 169940761

Wikidata: Q6266374

Library of congress: n 2011023205

מקורות מידע

Triumph and tragedy, 2010:t.p. (Johnny Bright)
Wikipedia, 15 May 2023(Johnny Bright; John Dee Bright; b. 11 June 1930 in Fort Wayne, IN; d. 14 Dec. 1983 in Edmonton, AB; American professional football player in the Canadian Football League; played football, basketball, and track at Central High School in Fort Wayne, IN and at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa; in October 1951, was the first African-American athlete of significance to play against Oklahoma A&M at their home stadium and suffered significant injuries in "Johnny Bright Incident" after which Drake Univ. withdrew from the conference in protest; first pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 1952 NFL draft (which would have made him the Eagles' "first Negro player") but chose instead to play for the Calvery Stampeders; was later traded to the Edmonton Eskimos and played in Edmonton for over a decade before retiring from professional football; served as teacher, coach, and school administrator in schools in Edmonton; became Canadian citizen in 1962)
Wikipedia, viewed September 24, 2015(Johnny D. Bright (June 11, 1930-December 14, 1983) was a professional Canadian football player in the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Drake University)

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