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Black Man in the Huddle - Stories from the Integration of Texas Football (Hardcover)
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Black Man in the Huddle - Stories from the Integration of Texas Football (Hardcover)
Series: Swaim-Paup Sports Series
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What was it like for young black men growing up in a totally
segregated environment and transitioning to an integrated one?"
asks author Robert Jacobus in the preface to this collection of
interviews. How did they get involved in sports? How did the
facilities, both academic and athletic, compare to the white
schools? What colleges recruited them out of high school? Searching
for the answers to these and other questions, Jacobus interviewed
some 250 former players, former coaches, and others who were
personally involved in the racial integration of Texas public
school and college athletic programs. Starting with Ben Kelly, the
first African American to play for a college team in the former
Confederacy when he walked on at then San Angelo College, and
continuing with great players such as Jerry Levias, Ken Houston,
Mel Renfro, Bubba Smith, and more, the players tell their stories
in their own words. Each story is as varied as the players
themselves. Some strongly uphold the necessity of integration for
progress in society. Others, while understanding the need for
integration, nevertheless mourn the passing of their segregated
schools, remembering fondly the close-knit communities forged by
the difficulties faced by both students and teachers. Interlaced
with historical context and abundantly illustrated, the
first-person accounts presented in Black Man in the Huddle form an
important and lasting record of the thoughts, struggles, successes,
and experiences of young men on the front lines of desegregation in
Texas schools and athletic programs. By capturing these stories,
Jacobus widens our perspective on the interactions between sport
and American society during the momentous 1950s, '60s, and '70s.
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