Scroll up to see the first black players at major college football ... He was the captain of Lincoln's football team and also served as Student Body president, as well as the Florida State Student ...

Coach Jessie Heard, Football and Desegregation,” will be screened Feb. 18 at the Cade Museum in downtown Gainesville.

Why did anyone think he was not going to punt the ball? Because chances are no one on that field had ever seen a black football player kick a punt. As someone who has watched NFL games for half a ...