1. Herb Trawick was a professional Canadian football player and was the first African American to play professional Canadian football.
11 Facts About Herb Trawick
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Herb Trawick attended Kentucky State College for Negroes and graduated with a degree in physical education.
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Herb Trawick was a three-time All-American in football, from 1940 to 1942.
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Herb Trawick was not their first choice, but he was the best.
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When he retired in 1957, Herb Trawick was the only "original" Alouette remaining with the team.
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Herb Trawick played in four Grey Cup games, scoring a touchdown on a fumble recovery in the Als' 1949 Grey Cup championship win against the Calgary Stampeders.
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Herb Trawick played in the three-game Grey Cup set against the Edmonton Eskimos from 1954 to 1956, and had a touchdown on a fumble return called back in the classic 42nd Grey Cup game.
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Herb Trawick was noted for his generous community charity work.
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Herb Trawick was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and the Kentucky State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1975.
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Herb Trawick died on September 16,1985, in his adopted home town of Montreal.
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In 2006, Herb Trawick was voted to the Honour Roll of the Canadian Football League's Top 50 players of the sport's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.