The First Black Athletes for Each Sport at UGA
|
Sport |
Athlete(s) |
Year Signed |
First Year of Varsity Competition and Notes |
| Track & Field (Men's) |
Maxey Foster |
1968 | Team started in 1897 |
|
Harry Sims |
1968 | ||
| Basketball (Men's) |
Ronnie Hogue |
1969 | Team stated in 1905 |
| Football |
Richard Appleby |
1971 | Team started in 1892 |
|
Horace King |
1971 | ||
|
Robert "Chuck" Kinnebrew |
1971 | ||
|
Clarence Pope |
1971 | ||
|
Larry West |
1971 | ||
| Volleyball |
Beautrice Lyon |
1978 | Team started in 1978 |
| Basketball (Women's) |
Cynthia Collins |
1979 | Team started in 1979 |
|
Berndette Locke |
1979 | ||
| Track & Field (Women's) |
Renee Thompson |
1979 | Team started in 1980 |
|
Veronica Walker |
1979 | ||
| Swimming & Diving (Men's) |
Randy Grimes |
1981 | Men's team started in 1926 |
| Baseball |
Steve Carter |
1986 | Team started in 1886 |
| Gymnastics |
Corrine Wright |
1987 | Team started in 1984 |
| Softball |
Monique Rhoden |
1999 | Team started in 1996 |
| Swimming & Diving (Women's) |
Maritza Correia |
2000 | Women's team started in 1974 |
| Soccer |
Geneil Newbern |
2002 | Team started in 1995 |
| Tennis (Men's) |
Lesley Joseph |
2000 | While tennis competition began on the UGA campus in the 1890s, the modern history of Georgia men's tennis began in 1955 when Dan Magill become head coach. |
| Equestrian |
Angel Fairley |
2003 | Team started in 2001 |
| Tennis (Women's) |
Natalie Frazier |
2004 | Women's team started in 1973 |
|
Shadisha Robinson |
2004 | ||
| Golf (Women's) |
Amira Alexander |
2013 | Women's team started in 1973 |