I’m trying to identify who this African American @UMichFootball player is from 1918. Original photo here: http://bit.ly/2nRmzba #UMich200pic.twitter.com/ZL97pOs5Ag
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In the early days of football, most pro teams, major colleges had "trainers", Black locker attendants
This one from 1917 varsity team; the only one wearing a helmet http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?id=S-BHL-X-BL010414%5DBL010414 … @bijancbayne @612to651 @meghansitarpic.twitter.com/a6s37htOo8
.@aurabogado @612to651 @meghansitar Geo. Jewett played for Michigan as early as 1890. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jewett …
.@aurabogado @612to651 @meghansitar This was as common in football as baseball. Steelers had a man for decades:http://www.uni-watch.com/2014/04/15/black-trainers-wore-mlb-uniforms-in-the-early-1900s/ …
.@aurabogado @612to651 @meghansitar Gives one a sense of who "trainers" were, what they did:http://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2013/fall/ed-mackall-ny-giants/ …
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