Wally Triplett
Triplett on a 1950 Bowman football card | |||||||||||||
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| Positions | Halfback Defensive back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | April 18, 1926 La Mott, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | November 8, 2018 (aged 92) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Cheltenham (Wyncote, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||
| College | Penn St. | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1949: 19th round, 182nd overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Wallace Triplett (April 18, 1926 – November 8, 2018) was an American professional football player, the first African-American draftee to play for a National Football League (NFL) team. For that reason, his portrait hangs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.