Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe was the first Native American to play in the NFL.
The first Commissioner of the NFL was Elmer Layden who took the job in 1941. Prior to be called the 'commissioner', the head of the NFL was called the 'president' (the title was changed from president to commissioner in 1941). The first President of the NFL was Jim Thorpe in 1920 when the league was organized.
The NFL Commissioner
Right now the COMMISSIONER (same as president) of the NFL is Roger Goodel.
The commissioner is currently Roger Goodell.
Fritz Pollard was the first African American quarterback in the NFL. He was also the first African American coach in the NFL.
Chris Chambers
He's the commissioner for the NFL.
The Atlanta Falcons were granted an expansion franchise in the summer of 1965 by NFL Commissioner Pete Roselle to begin play in the NFL in the 1966 season.
Jim Thorpe (link below) was probably the first American Indian to play pro football. He played professionally with the Pine Village Pros in Indiana in 1913 and later went on to become the first president of the NFL, where he also played for the Oorang Indians (an all-American Indian team) in Ohio.
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