Kenny Washington, shown in 1938, was a star player at the University of California at Los Angeles. No NFL team drafted him because of an unofficial rule blocking Black players in the league.

Kenny "Kingfish" Washington emerged from UCLA as one of the best football players in the country at the worst possible time. The NFL was in the middle of what would be a 12-year ban, preventing ...

LOS ANGELES, June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On September 29, 1946, football star Kenny Washington made history. When he trotted onto the field for the Los Angeles Rams, Washington broke the ...

Washington’s story is set a year before Jackie Robinson revolutionized baseball, where his UCLA teammate, LA Rams running back Kenny Washington shattered the NFL’s color barrier, altering the ...