 1910s
Paul Robeson, born in Princeton, NJ played under future College Football Hall of Fame coach George Sanford.In his junior and senior years, playing as an end, Robeson was selected as an All-American in 1917 and 1918.After college, he played three years in the early NFL, first with the Akron Pros in 1921 and then the Milwaukee Badgers in 1922.