September 8, 1945 Lemuel Joseph “Lem” Barney, hall of fame football player, was born in Gulfport, Mississippi. Barney played college football at Jackson State University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in health and science in 1967. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 1967 NFL Draft and that year was named NFL […]
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September 8th in African American History – L.C. Henderson Greenwood
September 8, 1946 L.C. Henderson Greenwood, former football defensive end, was born in Canton, Mississippi. Greenwood played college football at Arkansas AM & N where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1968. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1969 NFL Draft. Greenwood was one of the four members of the […]