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re: Why Did Bear Bryant Wait Seven Years to Integrate Bama Football?
Posted on 11/17/13 at 4:18 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 11/17/13 at 4:18 pm to RollTide1987
quote:Only because freshmen couldn't play.
There was not a single black player on the field for Alabama in the 1970 USC-Alabama game
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Posted on 11/17/13 at 4:20 pm to pvilleguru
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Only because freshmen couldn't play.
Despite what you may or may not believe, 2 or 3 black players on a team of 100+ does not make it integrated.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 4:23 pm to pvilleguru
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Only because freshmen couldn't play.
We may have a winner.
From USA Today:
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Cunningham's impact was a myth, because sitting in the stands that night when USC trounced the Tide 42-21 was Wilbur Jackson, a black freshman running back for Alabama. He was not playing because freshmen were ineligible in those days. Bryant had already integrated his team by recruiting Jackson, who was signed Dec. 13, 1969, by assistant coach Pat Dye, who would later be head coach at Auburn.
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