Question #148222. Asked by LeaRock.
Last updated Dec 31 2020.
Originally posted Dec 31 2020 9:30 AM.
As a professional athlete he was one of the first ten Black men to play in the National Football League. He played during the Great Depression with the Chicago Cardinals, and while there was their legitimate superstar. As a tailback in 1932 and 1933, Lillard was an outstanding rusher, kick returner, and kicker.
Lillard was also a pitcher in Negro league baseball for five seasons from 1932 to 1944, and a guard in basketball for the future Harlem Globetrotters.
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