Good morning Prag Obots! The series concludes today with the late Sandy Stephens --- the first black consensus All-American at quarterback. Sanford Emory Stephens II was raised in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The oldest of four children, Sandy and his younger brother Raymond both excelled in sports. Before graduating from high school, he received scholarship offers from … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African American Firsts, College Football
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Tuesday Open Thread: African American Firsts, College Football
William H. Lewis, was a world-class collegiate athlete, lawyer, and politician. Lewis, the son of former slaves was born in Berkeley (now Norfolk), Virginia in 1868. He began his college education at Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute (now Virginia State) at age 15 but transferred to Amherst a year later. Lewis played football at Amherst and was elected team captain … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African American Firsts, College Football