Paul Lawrence "Tank" Younger (June 25, 1928 September 15, 2001) was a fullback and linebacker in the National Football League from 1949 through 1958. He played college football for Grambling State University, was the first NFL player from a predominantly black college, and was the first African American to become an NFL front-office administrator (scout and executive with the Rams until 1975).

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Paul Lawrence was the first African American NFL player.

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