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re: *ClusterF*** of the Day* Moment of silence please. 33 years ago.

Posted on 1/26/16 at 9:52 am to
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 1/26/16 at 9:52 am to
2nd greatest coach.... But greatest alcoholic


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The man is the reason the south started allowing black athletes on their teams.


Is that why Bama was one of the last SEC schools with a black player?
Posted by Cheeky Fellow
Brookhaven-Oglethorpe MARTA Station
Member since Jan 2016
1458 posts
Posted on 1/26/16 at 9:55 am to
quote:

Is that why Bama was one of the last SEC schools with a black player?


Pretty much the entire league, especially the Deep South schools, integrated over a 3 year period.

1965 - Kentucky (Northington)

1967 - Tennessee (McClain)

1969 - Auburn (Owens)
1969 - Florida (George/Jackson)
1969 - Mississippi State (Bell/Dowsing)
1969 - Vanderbilt (Stokes)

1970 - Alabama (Jackson)
1970 - Georgia (4 individuals)

1971 - LSU (M. Williams)
1971 - Ole Miss (B. Williams)
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 1/26/16 at 9:57 am to
quote:

Is that why Bama was one of the last SEC schools with a black player?

We were 6th, and did it one year after 4 other teams.
Posted by TigerTalker16
Columbia,MO
Member since Apr 2015
11533 posts
Posted on 1/26/16 at 10:17 am to
I expect to find a comment about his relationship with alcohol in this thread.

Yep! There's one!
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