About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 209. Not illustrated. Chapters: Jerry Levias, Earl Mccullouch, Dave Parks, Frank Pitts, Dick Witcher, John Gilliam, Shelly Novack, Noland Smith, Billy Parks, Harold Carmichael, Ray Ogden, Gene Washington, Ron Sellers, Rod Sherman, Mel Gray, Warren Wells, Haven Moses, Larry Brunson, Gary Garrison, Jim Seymour, Dave Schreiner, George Sauer, Jr., Speedy Thomas, Gary Ballman, Bill Miller, Jim O'brien, Elmo Wright, Clifton Mcneil, Bob Long, Paul Flatley, Billy Hunter, Howard Twilley, Bake Turner, Reggie Rucker, Dennis Homan, Mike Haffner, Al Denson, Bill Malinchak, Chip Myers, Steve O'neal, Jack Dolbin, Bob Grim, John Henderson, Jim Beirne, Billy Gambrell, Tom Hutchinson, Jimmy Jones, J.r. Wilburn, Dave Smith, Art Graham, Jerry Simmons, Dick Gordon, Rich Caster, Karl Noonan, Gloster Richardson, Mac Haik, George Farmer, Ben Hawkins, Joe Hernandez, John Burrell, Don Alley, Bob Jencks, Jon Staggers, Walter Roberts, Willie Miller, Ron Jessie, Walker Gillette, Frank Lewis, Earl Thomas, Ray Jarvis, Coleman Zeno, Wendell Tucker, J. D. Hill, Cecil Turner, Fred Hyatt, Bucky Pope, Eddie Hinton, John Love, Larry Walton, Fred Mazurek, Eddie Bell, Don Herrmann, Lou Piccone, Ronnie Shanklin, Dave Williams, Ken Burrow, Odell Barry, Pat Hodgson. Excerpt: Jerry LeVias was the first African-American scholarship athlete and second African-American football player in the Southwest Conference. Born in Beaumont, Texas, LeVias played quarterback for Hebert High School. LeVias was listed as 5'9" and 177 pounds, (but actually measured closer to 5'7" and 140 pounds out of high school) but made up for his size with great speed. He was recruited to the Southern Methodist University in the spring of 1965 by Coach Hayden Fry. LeVias had over a hundred scholarship offers, but none from the traditional historically black college football powers he expected to play f...
