(l-r)Horace King, Clarence Pope, Larry West, Chuck Kinnebrew, Richard Appleby in Reed Plaza at the unveiling of a monument honoring them as the first five Black scholarship football players at UGA.
Sylvester Boler, no. 55, was the first Black athlete at Georgia named to an All-SEC team. After his 1974 season, injuries derailed his career and he played only sparingly before being forced to give up football.
A statement from Georgia Tech Athletic Director Bobby Dodd in response to a memorandum from Georgia Athletic Director Joel Eaves regarding an incident following the March 6, 1973 Georgia-Georgia Tech basketball game.
A statement from Georgia Tech Athletic Director Bobby Dodd in response to a memorandum from Georgia Athletic Director Joel Eaves regarding an incident following the March 6, 1973 Georgia-Georgia Tech basketball game.