Football Backs Tull 100 to Remember One of Britain's Best
January 23, 2018
January 23, 2018
LONDON, England, Jan. 23 -- The British Department for Communities and Local Government issued the following news release:
One hundred years after his death, the achievements of Walter Tull, the first man of black heritage to become an officer and lead men into battle in the British Army and one of this country's first black professional footballers will be commemorated through a series of community engagement projects, backed by the governing bodies of football in England.
One hundred years after his death, the achievements of Walter Tull, the first man of black heritage to become an officer and lead men into battle in the British Army and one of this country's first black professional footballers will be commemorated through a series of community engagement projects, backed by the governing bodies of football in England.