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I don't have immediate access to minority status data. So I would need a lot of info and I am not sure even if that information exists anywhere or could even be compiled.
I mean, Jim Thorpe (1920 head coach and one of the most remarkable athletes of the 20th century) was Native American. So even a blanket - "everyone before 1965 was white" would not be entirely accurate. But focused on the post AFL/NFL merger would be more attainable.
There are minority coaching fellowships though. It would be interesting to track to see if those have ever translated into NFL careers.
Aroogah
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I'd like to know what's the average time (seasons) it takes for white coaches (from starting coaching in the NFL) to get head coaching jobs vs black coaches.
I may have some more questions, but currently can't think of them.