Black History Month: Roy Shivers, Danny Barrett and professional football landmarks - Saskatchewan Roughriders

History was made with one stroke of a pen on Jan. 28, 2000. The moment Danny Barrett accepted Roy Shivers’ offer to join the Saskatchewan Roughriders, they became professional football’s first Black General Manager/Head Coach tandem. Five years earlier, Shivers had become pro football’s first Black GM when he was hired by the Birmingham Barracudas […]