No matter the outcome, Sunday night will be historic for the NFL. Two Texas-born and raised athletes are making history at the Super Bowl for being the first time two Black quarterbacks will go head to head during Black History Month.
TEXAS — No matter the outcome, Sunday night will be historic for the NFL. Two Texas-born and raised athletes are making history at the Super Bowl for being the first time two Black quarterbacks will go head to head during Black History Month, and the halftime show will be performed by Rihanna, the country's youngest self-made Black billionaire.
The NFL has had a long history of racial calamity since its inception in 1920. During the Civil Rights era, racial segregation was the social norm and sports were no exception. Fritz Pollard is credited as having been he first Black man to play football professionally during the league's formative years, starting in the 1921 season.
So how did these two Texas natives rise to the national stage to make history? The massive machine that is Texas high school football had a hand in their destiny, of course. Patrick Mahomes was born and raised in Tyler, Texas, just east of Dallas. Mahomes was an all-around athlete at Whitehouse High School, where he played football, baseball and basketball. Following graduation, the Texas Tech Raiders scooped Mahomes up, which led to him being ranked as one of the most elite passers in the college’s history, according to Texas Tech. Mahomes forwent his senior year to go to the 2017 NFL Draft where he was selected 10th overall.
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