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Meet Charles W. Follis, a pioneering, two-sport Black athlete you've maybe never heard of

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15 April 2026
Decades before Jackie Robinson broke MLB's color barrier, Follis played professional football and baseball in Ohio, where he crossed paths with future Dodgers GM Branch Rickey.

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