Samford basketball players at a pep rally celebration, 1969
From left to right: Ricky Nolen, Otha Mitchell, Randy Long, Cal Campbell, Billy Williams. In 1969, Samford became the first major university in Alabama to integrate its sports teams when three African-American junior college transfers (Sherman Hogan, Otha Mitchell, and Billy Williams) joined the bas...
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From left to right: Ricky Nolen, Otha Mitchell, Randy Long, Cal Campbell, Billy Williams. In 1969, Samford became the first major university in Alabama to integrate its sports teams when three African-American junior college transfers (Sherman Hogan, Otha Mitchell, and Billy Williams) joined the basketball team. |
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Samford basketball players at a pep rally celebration, 1969Arnold, LewMitchell, OthaHogan, ShermanWilliams, BillyIntegrationAthleticsBasketballSeibert HallSamford University (Howard College)From left to right: Ricky Nolen, Otha Mitchell, Randy Long, Cal Campbell, Billy Williams. In 1969, Samford became the first major university in Alabama to integrate its sports teams when three African-American junior college transfers (Sherman Hogan, Otha Mitchell, and Billy Williams) joined the basketball team.1969Imagephotographs9599a0a8-f8f6-45f5-9549-97d5524967efhttps://digitalcollections.samford.edu/documents/detail/21382https://images.quartexcollections.com/samford/thumbnails/preview/9599a0a8-f8f6-45f5-9549-97d5524967efn-od000499Lew Arnold Negatives1960-1969This digital image is the property of the Samford University Library and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Special Collection, Samford University Library. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this or other images in this collection, please contact the Samford University Special Collection department at scdept@samford.edu. |
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Samford basketball players at a pep rally celebration, 1969 |
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