UL's First Integrated Football Team (Merged)

[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.

[dg71]

Maybe Leslie Vogel...

Now that's just wrong.

[fanof71]

Ok,ok, I was thinking of someone else....geeze give an old man a break...

[Boomer]

Ok,ok, I was thinking of someone else....geeze give an old man a break...

.....Well talked to Ed Pratt and Tom Couste today.......Pratt said he roomed with Leroy Booker in the Spring of '67.....As a student assistant Tom said he coached him in Fall of '67....I don't know the name but first Black athlete was a middle distance guy in track I think in Spring of '66 or '67!