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Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review A statue of Willie Thrower can be seen entering the Valley Viking Stadium at Valley High School. Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review New Kensington’s Willie Thrower was the first Black quarterback to play in the modern NFL. When Michigan State University recruited Thrower, he became the first Black quarterback on a Big Ten team. In 1953, he signed with the Chicago Bears. His statue can be seen entering Valley Viking Stadium at Valley High School.   TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. When Pennsylvania partially abolished slavery in 1780, it established the Pittsburgh region between the Southern slave states and Northern free states as a destination for Black Americans looking for liberty.

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