Feelings of Pride, Sadness, and Inspiration

Dec 7, 2024 ... In part one, we went into soccer pioneer Walter Tull's short career in English professional football. A stellar athlete he performed well on ... Walter was only the second black man to play professional football in Britain. Tottenham Hotspur. Football Team 1909. Walter played for Tottenham until. 1910 ... Nov 1, 2010 ... He was the first Black outfield player to play in the English. Football League. He was also the first Black officer in the British Army and was ... 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. Oct 1, 2012 ... A keen footballer, the young Walter began playing for local Clapton FC in 1908-09 and was signed up as a professional footballer for Tottenham ... Il fut le troisième métis à jouer dans la première division de la Ligue de football anglaise après Arthur Wharton et Willie Clarke. Il est également le premier ... Oct 21, 2021 ... “It remains tragic that Walter was unable to feature for Rangers, but we remain immensely humbled that he was our first black player in a time ... English professional footballer Walter Tull (1888–1918) was the grandson of a slave in Barbados. During World War I, he became the first British-born person of ... Walter Daniel John Tull (28 April 1888 – 25 March 1918) was an English professional footballer and British Army officer of Afro-Caribbean descent. He began playing for Clapton FC in 1908 and within a few months he had won winners' medals in the FA Amateur Cup, London County Amateur Cup and London Senior ...