'The Harder They Fall' owes a tip of the hat to the pro footballer turned actor, who played the title role in one of the first mainstream films to plainly address racism. By Seth Abramovitch Senior ...

TCM DEDICATES Tuesday’s “Summer Under the Stars” schedule to Woody Strode, an athlete and actor who never became a Hollywood idol or household name. A decathlon star for UCLA, Strode served in World ...

The former Pro Bowl receiver lobbied Pro Football’s Hall of Fame to honor Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Bill Willis and Marion Motley, the four Black players who reintegrated the league in 1946.

NPR's A Martínez speaks with Keyshawn Johnson about his new book — The Forgotten First — about the four Black pioneers who broke the NFL's color barrier. We'd like to introduce you to four men who ...

CANTON — The Forgotten Four will be well remembered this summer at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Canton native Marion Motley joins Bill Willis, Kenny Washington and Woody Strode — four men who broke ...

The Pro Football Hall of Fame will recognize the "Forgotten Four" trailblazers at this year's enshrinement ceremony. Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Bill Willis, and Marion Motley were named the ...

Namwene Mukabwa is a Collider author based in Nairobi, Kenya. He has a penchant for Westerns, classics, historical, and underrated movies and television series. He became hooked on screens at the age ...

An athlete turned actor, Strode was a top-notch decathlete and a football star at UCLA. He became part of Hollywood lore after meeting director John Ford and becoming a part of the Ford "family," ...