1919–1972
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George Flippin
1868–1929
United States
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Biography
George Albert Flippin (February 8, 1868 – May 15, 1929) was an American football left halfback and a medical doctor in Nebraska. He was the first star player of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, the first Black player on the team, and among the first Black college football players nationwide. He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1974.
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