Samford basketball player Sherman Hogan running out onto the court during a pep rally, 1969
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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| Online Access: | https://digitalcollections.samford.edu/documents/detail/21385 |