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I'd look at them and grin, I didn't get mad at them and want to fight them. I would just look at them and grin, and in the next minute run for an 80-yard touchdown.

— Fritz Pollard

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I wanted the honor of being the first black coach more than anything else.

I didn’t get mad at them and want to fight them. I would just look at them and grin, and in the next minute run for an 80-yard touchdown.

Prior to the Hampton game, the team was compelled to go to Hampton by boat, sleeping on the decks and under portholes. No cabins were provided, nor were they given a place to sleep after reaching Hampton. They lost the game through lack of rest.

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