Barrier Breaker: Art Shell Wins Debut, Becomes Modern NFL’s First Black Head Coach October 9, 1989 32
Oct. 9, 1905: Theodore Roosevelt invites leaders of collegiate football, including representatives of Harvard, Princeton and Yale, to the White House for a discussion on reforming or abolishing the game during a season that produced 18 deaths and 149 serious injuries attributed to the sport. October 9, 1905 42