- Became the first black coach in the NFL when he and Elgie Tobin were co-coaches of the Akron Pros for the 1921 season.
- Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005. Others inducted in 2005 were Steve Young, Dan Marino, and Benny Friedman.
- Wingback/tailback/blocking back with the National Football League's Akron Pros, Milwaukee Badgers, Hammond Pros, and Providence Steam Roller (1920-1923, 1925-1926).
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 701-703. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
- Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
- Inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.
- Inducted into the Brown [University] Athletic Hall of Fame in 1971.
- Father of Fritz Pollard Jr..
- Inducted into the Rose Bowl Game Hall of Fame in 2015.
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