Athlete, English Football Player (aka Soccer). He became the first black professional football player when he joined Rotherham Town in 1889 as a goalkeeper. He also set the world record of 10 seconds for a 100-yard sprint in the Amateur Athletic Association Championship in 1886. Wharton was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2003.
For almost 70 years, the grave of Arthur Wharton was unmarked. When a headstone was finally erected 67 years after his death, it was wrongly engraved as December 13, 1930, a day after Mr Wharton's death. The date was corrected in December 2020.
For almost 70 years, the grave of Arthur Wharton was unmarked. When a headstone was finally erected 67 years after his death, it was wrongly engraved as December 13, 1930, a day after Mr Wharton's death. The date was corrected in December 2020.
Athlete, English Football Player (aka Soccer). He became the first black professional football player when he joined Rotherham Town in 1889 as a goalkeeper. He also set the world record of 10 seconds for a 100-yard sprint in the Amateur Athletic Association Championship in 1886. Wharton was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2003.
For almost 70 years, the grave of Arthur Wharton was unmarked. When a headstone was finally erected 67 years after his death, it was wrongly engraved as December 13, 1930, a day after Mr Wharton's death. The date was corrected in December 2020.
For almost 70 years, the grave of Arthur Wharton was unmarked. When a headstone was finally erected 67 years after his death, it was wrongly engraved as December 13, 1930, a day after Mr Wharton's death. The date was corrected in December 2020.
Bio by: C.S.
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