Paul Robeson is described in the public record as American singer, actor, and political activist (1898–1976). Born in Princeton, United States, in 1898. Died in 1976.
Paul Leroy Robeson ( ROHB-sən; April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances. In 1915, Robeson won an academic scholarship to Rutgers College in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where he was the only African-American student. While at Rutgers, he was twice named a consensus All-American in football and was elected class valedictorian. He earned his LL.B. from Columbia Law School while playing in the National Football League (NFL). After graduation, he became a figure in the Harlem Renaissance, with performances in Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones and All God's Chillun Got Wings. Robeson performed in Britain in the touring melodrama Voodoo in 1922, and in Emperor Jones in 1925. In 1928, he scored a major success in the London premiere of Show Boat.
Paul Robeson is recorded among the figures by whom american football is remembered, and the surviving account of that career is the basis on which the reputation rests.
American football is the most specialised of the major team sports, with squads built from position groups that share almost no skills.
