For change to happen, there has to be someone daring enough to suffer through the negativity of being first. The three players profiled here, beat the odds and changed the game. Profiled in this book: Jackie Robinson - The first African-American baseball player Fritz Pollard - The first African-American coaches in the NFL and one of the first African-American players in the NFL Nathaniel Clifton - One of the first African-American NBA players These biographies may also be purchased separately.