Looking at the “Forgotten Four,” there might not be a better definition of COURAGE.

These men — Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, BILL WILLIS and MARION MOTLEY — reintegrated professional football in 1946, a year before Jackie Robinson did the same in Major League Baseball to much more fanfare.

They did this in a time when African-Americans had limited rights and opportunities in this country, especially in professional sports.

These men were courageous and paved the way for the stars of today’s game.