UL's First Integrated Football Team (Merged)

[SlickRick]

Maybe Leslie Vogel...

No. Don't let Les's mock fro fool you.

[Turbine]

Godfrey White 1968

He was involved in student government (elected)

Godfrey White was also the first African American student athletic to graduate from Louisiana.

A lot of firsts.

[Turbine]

Evidently Godfrey White is in California and can be reached.

https://www.bayoumeetsthebay.org/about-us/

[fanof71]

What year?

Lettered in football, 1969-72.

Recognized By Head-Coach Russ Falkenbury as the First Black Athlete to recieve a Four-Year Scholarship in football and graduate from the program.

Named Honorable mention All-Conference 1970-71, and named Player of the Week 1971 against Lamar Tech. Played in the Grantland Rice Bowl 1970-Starting Defensive-End.

[Swamphound]

Godfrey White 1968

He was involved in student government (elected)

Godfrey White was also the first African American student athletic to graduate from Louisiana.

A lot of firsts.

Thank you Turbine. Great stuff. Godfrey White is also on LinkedIn

[Swamphound]

Thank you fanof71. I appreciate it.

[60swerethebest]

And Leslie Scott also joined with Ivory and Winkler.

[cwl1951]

Basketball 1966 Elvin Ivory and Marvin Winkler.

Yes Leslie Scott should be included with Ivory and Winkler. Scott introduced Bulldog fans to an exhibition of dribbling the basketball never before seen in Blackham.

[Boomer]

No. Don't let Les's mock fro fool you.

.....What a Great player......the real deal.....wish we had some film of him!

[BonCajun]

1968 - Godfrey White.

Is he in the Louisiana athletics hall of fame? He should be. If he is not the school should be ashamed. If he is I'm ashamed for not knowing. Heck he should be in the state of Louisiana hall of fame up in north North Louisiana.