First Black College Football Player In The South

Whittier lettered every year from 1970 72 first as an offensive guard and then as a tight end his senior season.

First black college football player in the south. William henry lewis november 28 1868 january 1 1949 was an american pioneer in athletics law and politics. Born in virginia to freedmen he graduated from amherst college in massachusetts where he also became one of the first african american college football players. He first joined the longhorns in 1969. Nate northington the first black football player in the sec finally understands his place in history kentucky to celebrate the man who integrated the conference 50 years ago up next from sports.

William exum born in illinois was the first african american varsity football player at the university of wisconsin. The next year the crimson tide had a black varsity player. The fight to keep the schools segregated was also a fight to keep the football team segregated. He was injured the next season and its not clear if he played or.

Taylor stokes was the first black player offered a scholarship to the school in 1969 and he was on the freshman team that year. He was both an outstanding track star and student at wisconsin. After going to harvard law school and continuing to play football lewis was the first african american in the sport. The first african american to ever play in a football game in the swc was john hill westbrook from baylor university on 10 september 1966 vs.

As kerry sheridan of member station wusf reports it was the first time a predominantly white. Mitchell the first black player to start for alabama later became the first black assistant coach at the university. At the time though the ncaa did not allow freshmen to play. In the north and west college football had been integrated years before with the first black player.

Levias first game was a week later on 17 september 1966 vs.