Challenges and Hardships Faced

Jun 5, 2013 ... Walter Daniel Tull (1888 - 1918) - first established his sporting credentials at Forest Gate's Clapton FC, in the years before the first World War. The first black outfield player to feature in the English top flight, Tull spent two seasons at Tottenham Hotspur before going on to play over 100 games for ... Oct 11, 2021 ... One of the first mixed heritage players to be in an English football team and a British Army officer of World War One, Walter Tull paved the way for equality ... A look at the life of football pioneer and war hero Walter Tull. He was one of the very first black players in a major British football team and the first ... Oct 31, 2012 ... Black footballer and army captain Walter Tull died at the Somme, but he never got his medal for bravery. Author Michael Morpurgo tells ... Mar 23, 2018 ... A posthumous Military Cross to be awarded to Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British Army and one of the first black professional footballers. Walter Tull was a successful footballer and officer in the British Army in World War One. These achievements are even more exceptional because Walter was Afro- ... Feb 3, 2016 ... Filming was completed in April but Phil Vasili, who wrote his biography Walter Tull, Officer, Footballer in 2009, has since uncovered new ... William Daniel John Tull was one of Britain's first Black infantry officers - a Black Briton in a society where there were few others. Collins Big Cat - Walter Tull: Footballer, Soldier, Hero: Band 17/Diamond ... Walter Tull was a successful footballer and officer in the British Army in World War ...