re: White kid goes to HBCU. Vice does piece on black admin/student reaction

Second man on the list

This is a very good friend of mine, and super nice man, Gary Carlyle.

He played fullback at Alabama A&M during the early 1970's. He later went on to be a coach and principal before retiring a few years ago.

Some interesting facts:

He is a member of the Alabama A&M Sports Hall of Fame.

He was once placed on the watch list for a national atheist organization for refusing to stop prayer at his school (He called it one of the proudest moments of his life).

He kept a picture of his college coach next to a picture of Robert E. Lee in his office.

He is a Civil War reenactor.

He is the former commander of the Alabama Sons of Confederate Veterans.

His stories about going to school and playing at A&M are nothing but positive, and this was during the early days of integration. I imagine his experiences were good because he is an extremely likable person who treats everyone with respect. He is also pretty darn big even in his 60's.