LeVias and the SWC...question..
Posted:
Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:41 pmby peruna81
Talking with a Techsan friend about the old SWC days, and the topic came up about who was the first African-American football player in the SWC. My general thought was LeVias was one of the first stars, but does anyone know who was the first ? Hope SMU moves to remember him in a more significant way...
The Baylor game in '66 is still legendary...
long live Jerry Kovar..
Posted:
Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:00 pmby Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex
According to the link below, John Hill Westbrook of Baylor was the first to play in a SWC football game.
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/onl ... fwe60.html
Posted:
Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:12 pmby Water Pony
My understanding is that Jerry was the first black scholarship FB player.
Posted:
Sat Apr 08, 2006 12:41 amby Sic_em
Yes, John Westbrook was the first African-American to play in the SWC. Levias was the first African-American on scholarship athlete to do so. Westbrook came to BU as a walk-on, but did earn a 'ship after his sophomore year, I believe.
Posted:
Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:18 amby SMU Football Blog
Sic_em wrote:Yes, John Westbrook was the first African-American to play in the SWC. Levias was the first African-American on scholarship athlete to do so. Westbrook came to BU as a walk-on, but did earn a 'ship after his sophomore year, I believe.
Yup. Exactly right. But it led to a drunken confusing argument between a certain Baylor grad and me.