Ann Meyers Drysdale was the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship at UCLA.

Kenny Washington was the first Black player to re-integrate the NFL in 1946. On Sunday before the Super Bowl, actress Viola Davis shared the untold story of Kenny Washington, the Black football player that re-integrated the NFL in 1946. In a stirring short documentary, Davis chronicle the NFL’s history of allowing Black players on its teams. Out of over 300 players and 14 teams, the league had two Black players, including Hall of Famer Fritz Pollard. The integration of Washinton into the NFL in 1946 paved the way for Black players and coaches, such as Doug Williams, Tony Dungy, Walter Payton and Jim Brown.

___IN THE BOOTHJim Nantz and Tony Romo team for their second Super Bowl. Reporters Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn and special teams analyst Jay Feely are on their third Super Bowl. By comparison, CBS’ broadcast of the Super Bowl in 1984, which was also in Tampa, had 20 cameras. NFL Films’ “Road to the Super Bowl” follows at 12 p.m., and “Tony Goes to the Super Bowl” at 1 p.m.“The Super Bowl Today” comes on at 2 p.m., leading into pregame ceremonies at 6 p.m. and kickoff at 6:30 p.m. This will be a record 10th Super Bowl pregame host assignment for James Brown and his sixth for CBS.

(AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)CBS' James Brown knows what it is like to host Super Bowl pregame shows when the day transcended beyond the teams competing for a championship. Brown hosted Fox's pregame for the 2002 Super Bowl, which occurred nearly five months after 9/11. With the coronavirus pandemic still at the forefront, Brown realizes Sunday's “Super Bowl Today” show could offer the same opportunities, but in a different manner. This is a different kind of backdrop where many people have just been fatigued, given all of the challenges that we’ve had to endure during this time.”AdThis will be a record 10th Super Bowl pregame hosted by Brown and his sixth for CBS. He became the pregame host for Fox in 1994 when they outbid CBS for the rights to the NFC package.