North Texas and Racial Integration in College Football

[Salsa_Verde]

A story worth reading about racial integration at the University of North Texas, both academically and in sports. Since North Texas is playing UTEP this week, I thought this story would be relavant. Very proud to say that North Texas was ahead of its time. The story of Abner Haynes and Leon King is really quite remarkable. 

https://swcroundup.com/news/2018/10/3/the-1957-north-texastexas-western-game-and-the-integration-of-texas-college-football

Edited October 4, 2018 by Salsa_Verde

[DeepGreen]

Great read!  But did they really have an “area code” for El Paso back then.

[PlummMeanGreen]

Late KC Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt called our friend Abner Haynes “the 1’st super star of the American Football League.”  Hunt was known to not throw such accolades.

I saw Abner & the Chiefs play the Oilers in Rice Stadium while a HS student.  Our entire football team bussed over to Houston for the game.

Rice Stadium? Judge Roy Hofheinz & Bud Adams were still feuding & trying to work a deal for the Oilers to play in the Astrodome. 

I mentioned to Abner (back in the day) that (like UTEP’s Don Maynard) had he played for a New York or east coast team that he’d be in the NFL Hall of Fame today.  Sad that such regional bias existed back then, too.

GMG!

Edited October 4, 2018 by PlummMeanGreen

[Salsa_Verde]

Abner Haynes and Leon King should be the next statues that go up at Apogee. 

[SilverEagle]

18 minutes ago, Salsa_Verde said:

Abner Haynes and Leon King should be the next statues that go up at Apogee. 

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