Via The Black Bruins: Best known among them was Jackie Robinson, a four-star athlete for the Bruins who went on to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball and become a leader in the civil rights movement after his retirement. He is the first black player to win a Heisman Trophy. He recorded a team best 96 tackles as a junior and had 111 in 1973 when he was a sophomore. BetMGM releases early 2021 Heisman odds. Eagleson’s name appeared on the IU varsity football roster for the 1893-1895 football seasons (Gilliam, 1985). Claiborne is also known for the famous (and rather cynical) quote he uttered after USC's Sam Cunningham eviscerated an all-white Alabama team in 1970, "Sam Cunningham did more to integrate Alabama in 60 minutes that night than Martin Luther King had accomplished in 20 years." Via Mississippi State Athletics: The year was 1969, and it would forever change the course of Mississippi State Athletics history. Via South Carolina Athletics: Carlton Haywood was the first African-American recruited to Carolina, coming from Macon, Ga. This site is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the University of Alabama. Owens — affectionately known as Daddy O — played a pivotal role in the win, which launched Auburn into the national polls the following week. ended up being a big Academic All-American,” Jackson said. It is a fact that Historically Black Colleges and Universities were for many years the essence of Black college football. Ernest Davis (December 14, 1939 – May 18, 1963) was an American football player, a halfback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1961 and was its first African-American recipient. During his first football game, he suffered severe injures that resulted in his death. He played baseball, basketball and football at Elmira Free Academy, earning high school All … The free safety wants to be the first woman to play in the NFL. Stone lettered in football, basketball and baseball from 1944 to '46 at the old Armstrong High School and later was a triple-threat quarterback at Syracuse. Via blackpast.org: In 1923, Taylor accepted the scholarship offered to him by “Gloomy” Gus Henderson, the head football coach at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los, Angeles. Where does Bryce Young stand? UF was one of the last SEC programs to bring blacks into the fold. Via the Missourian: (Stevenson) was the first black player to accept a scholarship to play at Missouri. Mobile native John Mitchell was the first African American to play varsity football for the University of Alabama (UA) in 1971. He ranked fifth in Tennessee history in receptions at the conclusion of his career in 1970, was part of the 1969 SEC Championship squad and played in three bowl games – the Cotton Bowl, Gator Bowl and Sugar Bowl. Via AU Now: He signed with Auburn out of Fairfield High in 1969 and became the program’s first African American scholarship player. Patterson enrolled at FSU and was the first black player to break the color barrier in football, playing on the freshman team – freshmen were ineligible to play varsity football until the NCAA changed the rule in 1972. Trice died due to injuries suffered during a college football game against the University of Minnesota on October 6, 1923. Via nkaa: William Exum, born in Illinois, was the first African American varsity football player at the University of Wisconsin. Via The Lexington Herald-Leader: On Sept. 30, 1967, Northington became the first black player to play in a Southeastern Conference football game when he logged 3:17 of playing time in Kentucky’s 26-13 loss to Mississippi at Stoll Field. Brown’s biggest challenges, however, came as a result of the treatment he received from some due to his race. Follis, a two-sport athlete, was paid for his work beginning in 1899. He also excelled on defense and did some place-kicking for the Wolverines. Floyd eventually led the Jayhawks in rushing three years in a row, from 1956 to 1958, and earned all-conference honors his senior season. Frank Kinney Holbrook (Bottom row, first from left) (Photo: foriowa.org). Iowa State football moved to a new venue in 1975 with the contruction of a new stadium, located at the Iowa State Center. Via Seminole Nation Museum: Pittman arrived on OSU's campus in the fall of 1957, a year after the University of Oklahoma had welcomed its first black football player on campus, Prentice Gautt. "If it hadn't been for the guys in front of the dorm where we were playing tag football or whatever that said, 'Hey, you out to try out,' I never would have tried out," said McElroy. Jackson entered the National Football League in 1974 and played for the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins before retiring in 1982. Afterward, he played in the Canadian Football League and was named outstanding player in the Eastern Division for 1955. Kenny Washington became the first African American player to sign with an NFL team in the post–World War II era and later became a Los Angeles police officer and actor. William Henry Lewis (November 28, 1868 – January 1, 1949) was an American pioneer in athletics, law and politics. By: Bryan Manning, This story originally appeared on LSU Wire. In 1971, which was 10 years after the integration of the university, they became the first African Americans to join the team. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979, and in 2005 the Syracuse football team retired No. Via GoBlueFootballHistory: Mr. Jewett’s name first appeared on a Michigan Football Roster in 1890. Both were high school friends and rivals, both selected First Team All-City their senior years, and both packing the stands at Multnomah Field on gamedays with eager fans fanatically following their athletic performances. Via iu.edu: The first Black student who graduated from IU was Marcellus Neal in 1895 (Bridgwaters, 1981). Despite his hardships, Chester Pittman was a dedicated football player and became a graduate of Oklahoma State. He was recruited by U of L and participated in spring practice, played in the season opener, then left the school. Via KBTX: McElroy was the first African-American to start for the Texas A&M University football team and first to score a touchdown. Stokes was Vanderbilt's first African-American scholarship football player. There are many examples of those figures in college football, a sport that underwent massive changes throughout the 20th century due to the gradual integration of rosters. Page, Northington's roommate, … Hayes High School, once scoring 13 touchdowns in a single game, a state record. He eventually finished his college career playing running back at Western Kentucky. He will be unable to attend as he is undergoing cancer treatment. During the 1953 season, Georgia Tech refused to host Notre Dame for a home game, because Black players, Edmonds and Washington, were on the team. Impressed by Smith's rugged play, Macklin allowed him to stay on, and in 1913 made him the school's first black varsity student-athlete. The next year, the Crimson Tide had a black varsity player: John Mitchell. Vanderbilt had a transfer walk-on in Jim Hurley (1970) and Taylor Stokes (1971) from Clarksville. Via The Washington Times: Stone lettered in football, basketball and baseball from 1944 to '46 at the old Armstrong High School and later was a triple-threat quarterback at Syracuse. Taylor also ran one season of track while at USC. He was steered to Iowa City by several Hawkeye supporters in Tipton, who provided a fund for his tuition and living expenses. Via The Advocate: A hot commodity from Chesapeake, Va., Hinton, in a scenario that in retrospect seems almost pre-ordained, was the first to sign — belatedly — an athletic grant-in-aid with LSU in 1971. He played on the 1969 freshman team, redshirted in 1970 and earned a varsity letter in 1971, a year in which he rushed for 179 yards. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide crushed the LSU Tigers, 105-75, on Tuesday night (…). He eventually finished his college career playing running back at Western Kentucky. Afterward, he played in the Canadian Football League and was named outstanding player in the Eastern Division for 1955. “I ended being an All-American, C.G. Via Big 12: Dr. Prentice Gautt, an original member of the Big 12 Conference staff, was a pioneer in the field of college athletics from his time as the first African-American football player at the University of Oklahoma to a successful career in administration. He was big for his time in football, a 6-foot-2 200-pounder coming out of the backfield. Via UWDawgPound: The 1923 football season was one of firsts for the University of Washington. Frank Holbrook became the first black graduate of Tipton High School and that fall, he enrolled in a few science courses at the nearby University of Iowa. The running back from St. Louis did so in 1957, and as a black athlete at that time, Stevenson faced his share of difficulties in a country experiencing heightened racial tensions. The next year, Appleby was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he spent a year before his three years in the Canadian league. “He was the first black All-American football player, for heaven’s sake,” Albright said. And in 1939, the UCLA Bruins sported four local black players, including Tom Bradley, who would become the first black … He was listed as a halfback and member of the varsity. Brown practiced with the Razorbacks throughout the fall and again in the spring of 1966 before suffering a significant injury. He joined the Oklahoma State football team while. Via Ole Miss Athletics: A native of Yazoo City, Miss., Williams earned four letters (1972-75) while playing defensive tackle for Ole Miss and served as team captain his senior year when he earned first team All-America honors. He later went on to be the first African-American to receive an advanced degree from IU in 1906 (Gilliam, 1985). Hackett and Hogg joined up with them in Lexington the year after and were the first … Page’s death essentially ended Northington’s UK career, too. He majored in animal husbandry, with the desire to go South and use his knowledge to help black farmers. He was often compared with greats like Jim Thorpe. A tailback and a cornerback, Brown joined the Shoats squad, a team of younger players that would practice against the varsity squad in a part of practice called “fourth quarter.” Brown lined up across the line from several notable Razorback legends, including College Football Hall of Famer Ronnie Caveness. Alabama blows out LSU to remain undefeated in SEC play, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. A year later, they joined the varsity squad and guided State to its first winning season in seven years. On August 15, 1942, Dave died from complications following a tonsillectomy. He competed in the 100-metersprint and was a member of the USC mile relay team that set a World Record in 1925. He played football his junior year, becoming the first African American to make the team, but left in his senior year to teach high school in Louisville, Kentucky. 44, which had been worn by star halfbacks Davis, Brown and Floyd Little. The majority of the players on the list competed at the varsity level, however, we also listed the first time a black player was on a school's freshman roster even if that player never advanced to the varsity team. As a National Merit Scholar finalist, he took care of business in the classroom as well, so Lanier had many, many scholarship offers. That meant it was not easy being the first black athlete to represent a school on the gridiron, but these pioneers helped pave the way for generations to come. History was made, even if it didn't resonate at the time with the running back from Elgin, Texas. Kinney Holbrook joined the Hawkeye football team in 1895, becoming the first African-American athlete in the history of the University of Iowa and the … Joining him were Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Ray Bartlett, and Tom Bradley—the four played starring roles in an era when fewer than a dozen major colleges had black players on their rosters. The running back from St. Louis did so in 1957, and as a black athlete at that time, Stevenson faced his share of difficulties in a country experiencing heightened racial tensions. He also played defensive back for the Orangemen and was considered one of the East's best punters before missing his entire senior season because of a leg injury. Mobile native John Mitchell was the first African American to play varsity football for the University of Alabama (UA) in 1971. Green and Franklin were the first African-American quarterbacks ever on their respective teams, and they both felt that they had something to prove. Via Encyclopedia of Alabama: Ozark native Wilbur Jackson was the first African American football player to join the University of Alabama (UA) program, accepting a scholarship in 1970. He had been paralyzed 38 days before in a freak accident in a non-contact drill in a UK practice. He later became Miami's first African-American Student Body president. For a large portion of the 1900s, many of the college football powers we see today did not even admit black students at their respective institutions. MIAMI -- Former Ohio State football player and assistant coach Rudy Hubbard will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as part of … At that time, he decided to put aside his athletic aspirations to concentrate on his educational goals. That makes him the first black athlete to play college football. Some of his teammates did what they could to help him face those obstacles, offering much needed encouragement along the way. First African-American to play Division I football South of the Mason-Dixon Line and in the ACC. It was the first season UW's teams were called the Huskies. Via Arkansas Athletics: A tailback and a cornerback, Brown joined the Shoats squad, a team of younger players that would practice against the varsity squad in a part of practice called “fourth quarter.” Brown lined up across the line from several notable Razorback legends, including College Football Hall of Famer Ronnie Caveness. Kinney Holbrook joined the Hawkeye football team in 1895, becoming the first African-American athlete in the history of the University of Iowa and the first documented black college athlete in the history of the state. Dave Alston (Photo: http://blackhistory.psu.edu/). BAMA BEAT: Breaking down the coaching and player turnover (Ep. SUBSCRIBE NOW $1 for 3 months. He also played defensive back for the Orangemen and was considered one of the East's best punters before missing his entire senior season because of a leg injury. The first mention of African Americans playing football was in a College Football game played on November 23, 1892 (Thanksgiving) between historically black colleges Biddle (Later Johnson C. Smith) and Livingstone.The game was won by Biddle by a score of 4-0.After the historic game many African Americans continued to play during this era for historically black colleges and predominantly … Together, the two UK roommates were going to shatter that hateful barrier. John Hill Westbrook (Photo: baylorsports.com). Darryl Hill (Photo: University of Maryland Archives). Cook, however, changed his mind about FSU and attended Minnesota, where he was an All-Big Ten player. At age 20, he became the first black assistant coach in Alabama college football under UA's Paul "Bear" Bryant, and he went on to a successful coaching career in the National Football League. Such was the cost for breaking the racial barrier in … Owens lettered as a fullback from 1969-72 and was a key member of the Tigers’ teams during his career. Pittman attended college during the time of segregation. Pittman attended college during the time of segregation. Simmons had lettered as a football player at Central High School in Louisville, KY. He played football his junior year, becoming the first African American to make the team, but left in his senior year to teach high school in Louisville, Kentucky. COLLEGE PARK, Md. He was a fast, exceptionally accurate passer, and he could kick more than 60 yards. "I wasn't very nervous - no more so than in any other football game," he said. Yet rather than a sense of historic accomplishment, the Louisville product ended that night crying tears of grief. George Jewett’s outstanding play helped Michigan post a final record of 4 wins and 1 loss in 1890. Lanier was standout for Coach Herman Boone (of Remember the Titans fame) at Williamston's E.J. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. George Jewett (second row, second from left) (Photo: U-M BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY). Taylor also ran one season of track while at USC. Best known among them was Jackie Robinson, a four-star athlete for the Bruins who went on to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball and become a leader in the civil rights movement after his retirement. There were four black football players on that Wildcats team: Northington, Greg Page, Wilbur Hackett and Houston Hogg. Via Tallahassee Democrat: In 1968, FSU football coach Bill Peterson recruited and signed two black players – Calvin Patterson from Miami and Ernest Cook Jr. from Daytona Beach. UF was one of the last SEC programs to bring blacks into the fold. Although every participating college reported graduation rates of at least 50%, "the gap between White and Black football student-athletes continues to … At a time when freshmen were ineligible, Williams started every game as a sophomore cornerback in 1972, making dramatic plays and eventually being selected All-Southeastern Conference and All-America. After a long career in business, became a Maryland Athletics fundraiser. Together, the two of them would help Coach John J. McEwan usher in a new era at Oregon, both in success on the field and in a far more important way off of it, paving the path for other minority student-athletes to compete at the University of Oregon. In addition to playing football and basketball, Flippin set NU records in track and field (shot put, hammer throw) and won championships as a wrestler. Pittman arrived on OSU's campus in the fall of 1957, a year after the University of Oklahoma had welcomed its first black football player on campus, Prentice Gautt. Preston Eagleson, a classmate of Neal, is credited as being the second Black graduate of IU in 1896. Via Notre Dame Athletics: Wayne Edmonds ('56) becomes the first Black student-athlete to earn a monogram on the football team. He faced large scale discrimination from not being allowed to room with any of his white teammates because of university rules to being bared from certain hotels and dinning rooms while traveling with the team due to states' laws. He also played defensive tackle for NU. George Jewett’s outstanding play helped Michigan post a final record of 4 wins and 1 loss in 1890. -- Darryl Hill's love of football came with a price: abuse, hatred and death threats. Penn State Football Coach Bob Higgins called Alston “the greatest player I ever coached.” And Esquire magazine named Dave Alston the top sophomore football player in the nation and a preseason All-American just prior to his death. Via Tennessee Athletics: He played three years for the Vols, totaling 70 receptions for 1,003 yards and 10 touchdowns, while adding two rushing scores. Jack Trice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John G. " Jack " Trice (May 12, 1902 – October 8, 1923) was a football player who became the first African-American athlete for Iowa State College. Brown earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Arkansas in 1969 and then graduated from the UA Law School in 1972. When Smith tried to join Michigan Agricultural College's freshman football team, Aggies coach John Macklin turned him away by refusing to issue him a uniform. George played fullback and halfback during the season. Via fishduck.com: Robinson was a multi-sport star at Jefferson High School in Portland, a gifted halfback on the gridiron and pole-vaulter on the track, as well as baseball and basketball. first black college football player usc: first black college football player in south: first black college football player in the sec: Prev. Via blackhistory.psu.edu: Dave Alston was a triple-threat on the gridiron. Taylor Stokes (Photo: Vanderbilt Athletics). Via Maryland Athletics: Changed the course of intercollegiate athletic history for both Maryland and the ACC. Via The Red&Black: When the five athletes earned scholarships to play at Georgia, their accomplishment began a series of firsts for the program. The first Associated Press rankings were released in 1936. Subjected to ridicule, mental and even physical punishment, Brown persevered to play the game he loved. Scroll up to see the first black players at major college football programs around the country and the year that they debuted. This rejection of the “gentleman’s agreement,” which kept teams from fielding black players against all-white teams, inspired black Angelinos and the African American press to adopt the teammates as their own. Dave Alston was a triple-threat on the gridiron. Jackson entered the National Football League in 1974 and played for the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins before retiring in 1982. He ranked fifth in Tennessee history in receptions at the conclusion of his career in 1970, was part of the 1969 SEC Championship squad and played in three bowl games – the Cotton Bowl, Gator Bowl and Sugar Bowl. Welcome to Roll Tide Wire's European Union Experience. Frederick graduated from Greenfield High School in 1888 and went on to college at Ohio State University. The young women of the school's industrial department made the players' uniforms for the first game. Bellamy was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. Newsome struggled with injuries during his playing career, but stayed at Duke to earn master’s and doctorate degrees from the divinity school and served on the University's Board of Trustees from 2002-18. He became the first of many Eaglesons to attend IU (Gilliam, 1985). Born in Virginia to freedmen, he graduated from Amherst … His 18 quarterback sacks in 1973 remains a Rebel record. The running back became a two-time All-Big Eight player and the 1959 Orange Bowl MVP. was the first black player to accept a scholarship to play at Missouri. That team began the season unranked before climbing into the polls following a 10-6 upset of fourth-ranked Tennessee at Legion Field in Birmingham. Undeterred, Smith reported to practice anyway, wearing the high-school gear loaned to him by a classmate. Via Vanderbilt Athletics: Vanderbilt had a transfer walk-on in Jim Hurley (1970) and Taylor Stokes (1971) from Clarksville. He and Richard Washington are the first Black student-athletes to actually play in a game. Due to the persistence of the students, alumni, faculty, and staff, and other supporters, the stadium was finally named Jack Trice Stadium in 1997. When the five athletes earned scholarships to play at Georgia, their accomplishment began a series of firsts for the program. He was listed as a halfback and member of the varsity. Next 114 results. In 1923, Taylor accepted the scholarship offered to him by “Gloomy” Gus Henderson, the head football coach at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los, Angeles. He was the captain of Lincoln's football team and also served as Student Body president, as well as the Florida State Student Council president. The rankings … Via The Chronicle: Jackson became one the Blue Devils’ all-time greats on the field, getting enshrined into the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986. Brown is quick to credit a number of teammates, including David Hargis, Bruce Maxwell and Terry Don Phillips, for their support. Fred Patterson (Photo: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/c-r-patterson-sons-company-1893-1939. When Carolina came calling, Lanier's parents, both educators, encouraged him to visit Chapel Hill. And he did, signing … He played three years for the Vols, totaling 70 receptions for 1,003 yards and 10 touchdowns, while adding two rushing scores. In fact, Stone not Jim Brown was the first black star at Syracuse in the early '50s, beating Brown by several years. Page’s death essentially ended Northington’s UK career, too. Penn State Football Coach Bob Higgins called Alston “the greatest player I ever coached.” And Esquire magazine named Dave Alston the top sophomore football player in the nation and a preseason All-American just prior to his death. He played on the 1969 freshman team, redshirted in 1970 and earned a varsity letter in 1971, a year in which he rushed for 179 yards. In fact, Bellamy was the first African-American football athlete given a scholarship to a major university in the Southeastern part of the United States. And it was the first season that UW ended its season in the Rose Bowl, kicking off a streak of 10 consecutive decades - and counting - in which a Husky football season ended in The Granddaddy of Them All. 00:30 'Bachelor’ Trailer Gives 1st Look at Matt James’ Search for Love in Season 25. NU later banned blacks from athletic competition from 1917 until the late 1940s. Dowsing, a prep star from Tupelo, and Bell, a native of Meridian, enrolled at MSU and were members of the Bulldog freshman football team. He had been paralyzed 38 days before in a freak accident in a non-contact drill in a UK practice. “He was the first African-American to captain a predominantly white team, which he did at Harvard. Via Florida Athletics: Jackson and George, a running back from Tampa, made Florida football history when they became the first African-American players to sign scholarships with the Gators under Coach Ray Graves. Both young men would go on to be part of the 1953 team that went undefeated and was named national champion in several polls. Jackson and George, a running back from Tampa, made Florida football history when they became the first African-American players to sign scholarships with the Gators under Coach Ray Graves. Floyd, who spent most of his schooling years in Mallison, Ohio, decided to become a Jayhawk because his former high school coach and Kansas head coach at the time, Charles "Chuck" Mather, urged him to come to Kansas. Scored the winning touchdown in 1963 against an undefeated Air Force team on the final play of the game. Brice Taylor (Photo: Collegiate Images, Getty). This was still six years before Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington and "I Have a Dream Speech.". Williams, of Covington, would be the second, and he would immediately make his presence felt. Via Iowa State University Library: Jack Trice was the first African-American athlete at ISU, competing in both football and track. Frederick graduated from Greenfield High School in 1888 and went on to college at Ohio State University. Carlton Haywood was the first African-American recruited to Carolina, coming from Macon, Ga. Whittier, a stalwart offensive tackle, was a member of three straight Southwest Conference Championship teams (1970-72) and won a national title in 1970. The No. He joined the Oklahoma State football team while the majority of other schools still had all white football rosters. Kenny Washington became the first African American player to sign with an NFL team in the post–World War II era and later became a Los Angeles police officer and actor. Undeterred, Smith reported to practice anyway, wearing the high-school gear loaned to him by a classmate. Via The Houston Chronicle: He was among the first black athletes in the nation to receive a football scholarship when he came to Texas from San Antonio Highlands High School in 1969. His father's family had originally come from Mississippi and Tennessee, and his maternal grandmother was from Kentucky, according to the 1920 U.S. Federal Census. However, academic struggles and hardships kept Patterson off the field as a varsity player. Documented in the college's newspaper's 1930 edition, team members purchased a regulation football and uniforms, the players equipped their street shoes with cleats, taking them off after practice. © 2005-2021 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. He and Richard Washington are the first Black student-athletes to actually play in a game. The first ever African-American football player to step on the field for Ole Miss and still the university's sack leader, Ben Williams died Monday. Wayne Edmonds ('56) becomes the first Black student-athlete to earn a monogram on the football team. BC’s first black football player honored. When Ole Miss celebrated its 100th anniversary of fielding a football team in 1993, Williams was voted by the fans to the school's "Team of the Century." Dobbins enrolled at Tech in the fall of 1969, ineligible as a freshman to play varsity football. 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