(AP Photo/Harold Filan)UCLA star Kenny Washington eventually broke the color barrier and became the first black player in the NFL when the Los Angeles Rams signed him as they moved to Los Angeles from Cleveland in 1946. (AP Photo)Actor John Wayne, third from right, poses with members of the Los Angeles Rams defensive line known as the Fearsome Foursome on Nov. 27, 1967. Grier was a famed defensive lineman for the Los Angeles Rams who later moved into acting for TV and movies. (AP Photo)The Fearsome Foursome was the nickname given the defensive line of the Los Angeles Rams in the 1960s to early 1970s. 2) Kenny Washington: When the Rams moved to Los Angeles in 1946, public pressure required the team to sign a black player as a pre-condition of leasing the publicly-owned Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Source: Ethiopian News January 31, 2019 20:26 UTC