Recently we took a look back at black pioneers of Hawkeye football. No other football program in the Big Ten – or in Division I-A football – can claim such an extensive a list of early African-American standouts. Still, every Big Ten football program has one or more racial trailblazers worthy of being remembered. Unfortunately, a comprehensive list of African-Americans in Big Ten football from the pre-World War II era has never been compiled. It’s only recently that schools have seen fit to list and commemorate these pioneers. I wasn’t able to find a list of African-American football standouts for…
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African-Americans in Big Ten Football, 1890-1963
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 at
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