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Bernie Custis

Blazing A Trail

on March 5th, 2012 by Michelle Williams

On August 29, 1951 Bernie Custis entered the history books as the first Black quarterback to earn a starting job on a pro football team, not only in Canada, but in all of North America.

Filed under: Canadian News, Sports News Tagged as: Bernie Custis, CFL’s Hamilton Tiger Cats

Olympic and Other African-Canadian Sport Heroes

on January 31st, 2010 by Helena Kaufman

Afric athletes are sure to excel in the strength of spirit and skill that will contribute to the setting of standards and creation of stories for the telling.
Celebrating Olympians: Vonetta Flowers, Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, Harry Jerome, Philip Aaron Edwards, Donovan Bailey, Charmaine Crooks and many more.

Filed under: Features, Sports News Tagged as: Bernie Custis, Chuck Ealey, Donovan Bailey, Harry Jerome, helena kaufman, Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, Paralympic Winter Games, Philip Aaron Edwards, The Afro News, Tokyo Olympics, vancouver, Vonetta Flowers, Willie O’Ree, Winter Olympics
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