HBCU football isn't dead, it just needs a thorough checkup

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There are people out there who will tell you that Black College football is dead. They will tell you that it died from a slow, painful death, from disease called 'integration' that it contracted in 1971.

 It all happened like this: During the 1970 season Alabama, got its ass kicked by Southern Cal, who was led by a black running back named Sam 'The Bam' Cunningham. USC won  42-21, and Cunningham led the way, running over the Tide for 135-yards, and two touchdowns. Alabama's coach, the great Paul 'Bear' Bryant had seen enough. He was tired  of black kids leaving Alabama and going on to star at a schools up North, or one of  the predominantly black schools like Alabama State, Jackson State and Southern.

So, in 1971, the Bear went out and recruited Alabama's first African-American football player, Wilbur Jackson. It was a monumental moment in college football. In essence, it began to swing the power of big time college football back to the South, while  severely damaging the quality of play in Black College football.


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