Livingstone College: Mount Holly's Farrar no stranger to being a pioneer

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. – Breaking barriers is nothing new for John Farrar, even as little had ever been made of Farrar’s pioneer status until Saturday night’s fourth annual Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame banquet at that city’s citizens center.

Farrar was among the first African-American players to play for Mount Holly High in the 1960s. He later became the city’s first NFL player, though many in his own city new nothing of his accomplishment.

Finally, on Saturday, Farrar became the first African-American member of the four-year-old Hall of Fame, much to the delight of Farrar, his friends, fans and family members who attended the ceremony.

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