Black History Month: Pioneer Profiles
2/18/2021 9:45:00 AM | Athletics
Throughout the month of February, the Dartmouth athletics department is sharing profiles of some of the earliest Black student-athletes at the college, hailing from the early part of the 20th century, on its social media outlets. These are by no means the only ones from that time period, just a sampling of the pioneers who left an indelible mark on Dartmouth during their time here. And a hearty thank you goes out to the Dartmouth students that were enrolled in the African American Studies 23 course — Black Sporting Experience — taught by Professor Derrick White in the spring of 2015 who provided much of the information used in the social media profiles and wrote the short bios of each in the links included.
#BlackHistoryMonth profile of Matthew Bullock, Class of 1904:
— Dartmouth Athletics (@dartmouthsports) February 2, 2021
• 2-sport athlete — @DartFootball, @DartmouthTFXC
• Earned 3 letters in football as team's first Black player
• First Black football head coach at an integrated college (UMass)https://t.co/sf8chKDlo6 pic.twitter.com/goYrynK8pm
#BlackHistoryMonth profile of Samuel Jenkins, Class of 1919:
— Dartmouth Athletics (@dartmouthsports) February 4, 2021
• Placed 28th at 1916 National Intercollegiate Championships (IC4A)
• Left Dartmouth for a year to join the Allied effort in WWI
• Became a well-respected pediatrician in New York Cityhttps://t.co/bmdPUkdlnU pic.twitter.com/YBpcWe5K5O
#BlackHistoryMonth
— Dartmouth Athletics (@dartmouthsports) February 10, 2021
profile of Leslie Pollard, Class of 1912:
• Earned two letters for @DartFootball
• Starred at halfback in 1909
• Coached football at Lincoln University
• Chicago Defender called him best all-around athlete of his dayhttps://t.co/ggc2Zto0XX pic.twitter.com/1cRP18ZdPH
#BlackHistoryMonth profile of Thornton Wood, Class of 1919:
— Dartmouth Athletics (@dartmouthsports) February 16, 2021
• Won the ski jump at 1917 Winter Carnival
• Set the school record 2 years later
• First Black doctor to graduate from Bellevue Medical College
• Physician in Harlem for nearly 55 yearshttps://t.co/F8pBh0QEAR pic.twitter.com/PRxRDoD65p
#BlackHistoryMonth profile of Bradford Weisiger, Class of 1925:
— Dartmouth Athletics (@dartmouthsports) February 22, 2021
• Set @DartmouthTFXC records in the 60-, 100- and 200-yard dashes
• Graduated from Penn Dental School in 1929
• Practiced dentistry in his hometown of Brooklynhttps://t.co/z4gVXNlfOO pic.twitter.com/5wETgOh8D4
#BlackHistoryMonth profile of John Shelburne, Class of 1919:
— Dartmouth Athletics (@dartmouthsports) February 26, 2021
• Starred for @DartFootball in 1919 and '20
• Set @DartmouthTFXC records in 100-yard dash and shot put
• One of first 5 Black players in @NFL history
• Spent 3 decades as a social workerhttps://t.co/A9Y9sIoKoR pic.twitter.com/2t6mgnlgjc
