5 african-american head coaches are in the nfl.
5 african-american head coaches are in the nfl.
how many african-american head coaches in the nfl?
5
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bill russell in 1966 became the first non-white and african-american head coach in the nba. in the late 1980s, teams began hiring black coaches in large numbers. at the start of the 2015–16 season, there were seven black head coaches in the league, down 50 percent from three years earlier, and the fewest in 16 years. at the conclusion of the 2016-17 season there were eight african american head coaches.









































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race and ethnicity in the nba
many of bryant's former players and assistant coaches went on to become head coaches at the collegiate level and in the national football league. danny ford (clemson, 1981), howard schnellenberger (miami of florida, 1983), and gene stallings (alabama, 1992) all won national championships as head coaches for ncaa programs while joey jones, mike riley, and david cutcliffe are active head coaches in the ncaa. charles mcclendon, jerry claiborne, sylvester croom, jim owens, jackie sherrill, bill battle, and pat dye were also notable ncaa head coaches. croom was the sec's first african-american head coach at mississippi state from 2004 through 2008. nfl head coach bruce arians was a running backs coach under bryant in 1981–82.
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