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At the time, Wyoming fans and much of the state backed Eaton and his "no protesting" policy, and saw the Black 14 as insubordinate and ungrateful. [ 15 ] At San Jose State University , the Spartans were petitioned in a letter by a UW student group to boycott the homecoming game in Laramie; [ 16 ] San Jose voted to play the game and wear ...
Anthony Eugene McGee (born January 18, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), including two Super Bowls with the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys before being dismissed as part of the Black 14 in 1969.
Even though Wyoming beat BYU and then San Jose State in the next game without the players, the Cowboys lost the last four games of 1969 season and went 1–9 the next year, which prompted the school to fire Eaton. [5] [6] The "Black 14" incident spurred the court case Williams v.
Wyoming has three main rivalries, each with Mountain West opponents. The most notable of these is the Border War played against the Colorado State Rams. The winner receives the prized "Bronze Boot". Wyoming has won the last two meetings in the rivalry. The Cowboys also have rivalries with Hawaii and Utah State, the latter known as "Bridger's ...
Lionel Grimes, who is one of the Black 14, worked with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to provide donations to Alliance food pantries.
On October 17, Wyoming head coach Lloyd Eaton dismissed 14 African-American players who had announced plans to wear black armbands during the Cowboys' game the next day against BYU as a protest against the now-disavowed racial doctrines of the LDS Church. The players would become known as the "Black 14". [8]
Before kickoff in Saturday evening’s football matchup between Brigham Young University (BYU) and Wyoming University, commemorations were held honoring a The post BYU, Wyoming football teams ...
Mel Hamilton was a football player for the University of Wyoming in 1969. He was one of 14 players removed from the team for wearing black armbands in a protest against Brigham Young University because of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' policy at the time preventing men of African descent from holding the priesthood.