UK FB poster to honor players who integrated the SEC

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That's a pretty nice poster, but it only begins to explain the story of what it represents. Way back in the 60s, the first African-American football players in the Southeastern Conference were former football Wildcats Nate Northington, Greg Page, Wilbur Hackett and Houston Hogg. Northington became the first black player to play in an SEC vs SEC contest on Sept. 30, 1967. The 2016 season will mark the 50-year anniversary of Northington and Page enrolling at UK in 1966. Now five decades later, Wilbur and Nate met with the team to talk about the battles they faced while helping show off the new posters, which honor the four players who integrated SEC football.

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Also for those who are unaware, Greg Page enrolled with UK in 1966 but died due to a freak accident in practice leading up to the game in which they would integrate. The LHL article has a great read about what happened and the effect it had on his teammates.