re: First Black Football Player

Mike, if my memory is still working, didn't Nat Moore bust a long kick return to set up their field goal. You remember what Tiger made the game saving tackle?

I recall that Lora Hinton was the first black recruit, but did he ever see much playing time? I know both he and Mike Williams were LSU recruits in the early 70's.

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I believe Carl Otis Trimble was the first black football player at LSU. A little before my time, but I remember my dad talking about him. Somebody else can probably confirm this.

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That name rings a bell. (See my post on a similar thread.) If he is who I'm thinking of, he got into a Spring Game around 1968 or 1969. The blocking on the play he ran "broke down", and he limped off with a twisted ankle, never to return. I was there, and I saw it happen.

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I think that Hinton was the first black recruit to sign, and Williams was the first to actually play a down for the Tigers

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correct LINK

It was Mike Willimas. I was at LSU the same timee as he and Collis. I am from New Jersey and talk about naive, I had no idea that the teams just integrated.

We lost to Alabama 21-=7 on National TV on Thanskgiving in 73. Williams slipped and Bama threw a TD pass over him. In those days National TV was a big deal.