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Gone but not forgotten: Abner Haynes left permanent legacy at North Texas and beyond

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Abner Haynes and teammate Leon King broke Texas college football color barrier when they suited up for North Texas State's freshman football team in 1956. After Haynes death in July, head coach Eric Morris and linebacker Jordan Brown remember the impact the pair still has today.

https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2024/08/07/abner-haynes-may-be-gone-at-north-texas-he-s-not-forgotten

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46 minutes ago, Dannymacfan said:

Abner Haynes and teammate Leon King broke Texas college football color barrier when they suited up for North Texas State's freshman football team in 1956. After Haynes death in July, head coach Eric Morris and linebacker Jordan Brown remember the impact the pair still has today.

https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2024/08/07/abner-haynes-may-be-gone-at-north-texas-he-s-not-forgotten

Really great article

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2 hours ago, Dannymacfan said:

Abner Haynes and teammate Leon King broke Texas college football color barrier when they suited up for North Texas State's freshman football team in 1956. After Haynes death in July, head coach Eric Morris and linebacker Jordan Brown remember the impact the pair still has today.

https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2024/08/07/abner-haynes-may-be-gone-at-north-texas-he-s-not-forgotten

The Game Changers is a good book that every UNT fan should read.  It is very informative of what these two gentlemen faced.

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