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Dec 8, 2020 · Over the next decade, Oliver and Fred lined up for several different teams and achieved a number of important milestones in the history of soccer in the United States. Oliver is the earliest known African American player to compete in a senior club match.
May 3, 2023 · Gentlemen of Color: Oliver and Fred Watson, the earliest known African American soccer players in the United States. December 8, 2020 by Ed Farnsworth and Brian D. Bunk.
As the first known Black soccer players in the US, Pawtucket’s Oliver and Fred Watson helped lay a foundation for all players of the beautiful game in...
Feb 28, 2021 · Recently, the Society for American Soccer History produced an incredible report on Fred and Oliver Watson, the first known African American soccer players in the United States. Oliver (b. 1872) and Fred (b. 1875) Watson were born in Rhode Island, and on September 26, 1894, the Pawtucket YMCA’s soccer team signed Oliver Watson to play for ...
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Feb 22, 2022 · Oliver and Fred Watson, Rhode Island-born brothers who played on Pawtucket-area teams beginning in 1894, are the earliest known African-American soccer players in the U.S.
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Oct 1, 2020 · He is entirely confident of his place on the greatest team in the world, as it was at the time. The man’s name was Andrew Watson, and he was the world’s first Black international footballer.
