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 […]
September 8th in African American History – Lemuel Joseph “Lem” Barney
September 8th in African American History – L.C. Henderson Greenwood
Tags: football, NFL, Pro Football Hall of Fame
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 […]
August 25th in African American History – Charles Alvin Sanders
Tags: football, NFL, Pro Football Hall of Fame
August 25, 1946 Charles Alvin Sanders, hall of fame football player, was born in Richlands, North Carolina. Sanders played college football at the University of Minnesota and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 1968 NFL Draft. Over his 10 season professional career, Sanders was a seven-time All-Pro selection. Sanders retired after the 1977 […]
August 20th in African American History – Eugene Thurman Upshaw, Jr.
Tags: football, NFL, Pro Football Hall of Fame
August 20, 2008 Eugene Thurman Upshaw, Jr., hall of fame football player and labor leader, died. Eugene Thurman Upshaw was born August 15, 1945 in Robstown, Texas. He played college football at Texas A&I University and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1968. Upshaw was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the 1967 AFL Draft. […]
August 7th in African American History – Alan Cedric Page
Tags: College Football Hall of Fame, football, judge, Pro Football Hall of Fame
August 7, 1945 Alan Cedric Page, hall of fame football player and judge, was born in Canton, Ohio. Page played college football at the University of Notre Dame and led them to the national championship in 1966. That same year he was named All-American. In 1967, Page earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in political […]
July 22nd in African American History – Timothy Donell Brown
Tags: College Football Hall of Fame, football, Heisman Trophy, NASCAR, NFL
July 22, 1966 Timothy Donell Brown, former professional football player, was born in Dallas, Texas. Brown played college football at Notre Dame from 1984 to 1987 and was an All-American twice. In 1987, he won the Heisman Trophy as the most outstanding player in college football, becoming the first wide receiver to win the award.
July 16th in African American History – Barry David Sanders
Tags: College Football Hall of Fame, football, Heisman Trophy, NFL, Pro Football Hall of Fame
July 16, 1968 Barry David Sanders, hall of fame football player, was born in Wichita, Kansas. Sanders played college football at Oklahoma State University from 1986 to 1988. In 1988, in what many consider the greatest season in college football history, Sanders led the nation by averaging 7.6 yards per carry and over 200 yards […]
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