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Campbell named Donnie Little, who was the first Black quarterback at Texas, Roosevelt Leaks, Raymond Clayborn and Ricky Williams as players for whom Whittier paved the way. [6] "Julius paved the road that gave us the opportunity," said Roosevelt Leaks, who was the first black football player from Texas to earn All-American and All-Conference ...
Blanks was an All-American member of the Texas A&I Javelinas from 1960 to 1963. He was inducted into the Texas A&I Hall of Fame in 1981. In 2002 he was inducted into the Lone Star Conference Hall of Fame. Recruited by College Football Hall of Fame coach Gil Steinke in 1960, Blanks was the first African American to play in the Lone Star ...
This struggle was placed amongst the context of other efforts across the nation to desegregate college football. The first African American to ever play in a football game in the SWC was John Hill Westbrook from Baylor University on September 10, 1966, vs. Syracuse University; LeVias's first game was a week later vs. Illinois.
Nathaniel "Nate" Northington (born 1947) was the first African-American to play college football in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). [1] He became the first black scholarship athlete to play in an athletic contest of any kind in the SEC when his University of Kentucky Wildcats opened their 1967 season against Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana on September 23 of that year.
Donnie Little (born October 14, 1959) [1] is a former American football quarterback.He was the quarterback of the Texas Longhorns from 1978 to 1980, and in 1978 was the first black quarterback to play for The University of Texas.
This is a list of Texas A&M Aggies football players in the NFL draft. Key. Pro Bowler = Hall of Famer: B Back K Kicker: T Tackle: C Center: LB Linebacker: FB Fullback: DB
He made the varsity football team as a sophomore. [2] He became the school's first black football star. When McCrumbly was a junior, he rushed for more than 1,900 yards and scored 19 touchdowns as Woodrow Wilson made it to the state semifinals. [1] He was a consensus all-state selection in 1970. [3]
Stats at Pro Football Reference James Neal Thomason (March 28, 1920 – August 4, 2007) was an American football player and coach. A native of Brownwood, Texas , was Thomason played college football at Texas A&M University and was a member of the 1939 Texas A&M Aggies football team , which won a national championship .