Wilkie Moody

Wilkie Osgood Moody (May 12, 1897 in Irabo, Congo Free State – February 22, 1976) was an American football player in the American Professional Football Association.[1] The son of missionary parents, he is distinguished as being the first African-born player to play in the league that became the National Football League. He served in the US Army in World War I.[2]

He played wingback for the Columbus Panhandles.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Pro Football Reference
  2. ↑ Database Football
  3. ↑ "From Africa to the NFL". December 5, 2017.


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