Chattanooga vs. Samford basketball game, 1969
Photograph of Samford University basketball player Billy Williams (#20) taking a shot during the Chattanooga vs. Samford basketball game, 1969. In the foreground is Samford player Otha Mitchell (#40). Behind Billy Williams is Samford player Herbert Luker (#54). In 1969, Samford became the first m...
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| Summary: | Photograph of Samford University basketball player Billy Williams (#20) taking a shot during the Chattanooga vs. Samford basketball game, 1969. In the foreground is Samford player Otha Mitchell (#40). Behind Billy Williams is Samford player Herbert Luker (#54). 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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