Posted on 11/24/2004 4:44:34 AM PST by Lindykim
Now for some fun Thanksgiving trivia.
When was the first Thanksgiving Day professional football game? (no cheating)
And for double Jeopardy. What teams played?(and no it wasn't Dallas&Detroit LOL)
Answer:
November 20, 1920
and the Akron Pros beat the Canton Bulldogs 7-0
Fritz Pollard, the first African-American quarterback in the NFL, led Akron to a 7-0 victory over Jim Thorpe and the Canton Bulldogs.
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