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University of Alabama freshman players on the sidelines during a football game against Auburn University freshmen in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Bruchac, Edouard; Nesbitt, Charles

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Alabama won the game (9 to 3), which was held a week before the Iron Bowl. Wilbur Jackson (#42, standing at the far right) was the first African American player to be offered a scholarship to play football for the Crimson Tide.
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Created Date:
1970 11 21
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Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
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Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Auburn University
  3. Football
  4. Football Players
  5. Jackson, Wilbur
  6. Sports
  7. Tuscaloosa (Ala.)
  8. Tuscaloosa County (Ala.)
  9. Universities
  10. University Of Alabama

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