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Al Abrams became MUs first African American scholarship

Posted on: May 31, 2021 at 13:54:16 CT

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Player for basketball in 1956. Perry Wallace became the first African American at an original SEC school when he signed with Vanderbilt a decade later in 1966.

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Football is more reliant on in state recruits than - alstl MU - 6/1 07:43:35

I've mentioned this before, Ivano Newbill is 'from' my - FIJItiger MU

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Race, Numbers and Competition - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 5/31 13:11:10

Follow up comments - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 6/1 12:53:24

lol, you're doubling down (nm) - zounami MU - 6/1 13:10:39

I don't believe race has much to do with it. - tgr MU

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Why inject race into it?.. As if other universities didn't - zounami MU - 5/31 20:34:22

Issue under discussion is how Mizzou got where it is and - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 5/31 20:43:02

I'm aware of America's past. Mizzou was similar to most - zounami MU - 5/31 21:31:14

Here is an MU bb article written in 1976 - FIJItiger MU

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yeah, it's sad how some people want to attribute everything - zounami MU - 6/1 08:11:52

3 of our last 4 head coaches have been African American - FIJItiger MU

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exactly, and schools with *far* worse histories in terms of - zounami MU - 6/1 08:17:09

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RE: I'm aware of America's past. Mizzou was similar to most - KC rules MU - 5/31 21:43:22

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correct (nm) - zounami MU - 5/31 22:30:42

Most of the guys who could have been difference makers - Mormad MU - 5/31 21:55:17

Al Abrams became MUs first African American scholarship - FIJItiger MU

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Interesting how few BB Players went to Mizzou vs FB players - Phlalum MU - 5/31 11:40:44

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That is all football related - FIJItiger MU

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