Gabe Patterson

Patterson played high school football at Schenley High School in Pittsburgh,^[1][2] and his college football at Kentucky State and the University of Pittsburgh.^[3] He was signed by the Montreal Alouettes in 1947, but was released.^[4] He then signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, playing two seasons and was selected an all-star in both seasons.^[5] Patterson was the first African-American to play for the Roughriders, breaking the colour barrier, like Herb Trawick.^[6]

Patterson also played professional baseball for the New York Black Yankees in 1941 and 1947, and for the Philadelphia Stars in 1947 and 1948.^[2] He had a wife and three daughters,^[3] and died in Pittsburgh in 1991 at age 72. His previously unmarked grave was marked by the Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project in 2009.^[7]

• Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Archives

• Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads