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2 unusual facts about Charles Follis

Charles Follis

In August of 2013, a play named "The Black Cyclone" was put on at the Malabar Farm State Park in Lucas, Ohio.

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One of Follis' Shelby teammates during the 1902 and 1903 seasons was Branch Rickey.

Cloverdale, Virginia

Cloverdale is the birthplace of Charles Follis, who became the first African-American to play professional football when he signed with the Shelby Blues of Shelby, Ohio in 1902 (note that he was first paid for playing in 1904).

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