Walter Lewis
James Meridith
Receiver Lester McClain in 1968.
The first black football player in the SEC played for The University of Tennessee
Autherine Lucy is famous for being the first black student to attend Alabama University.
The first black quarterback who played for the Crimson Tide was Walter Lewis. He played for Alabama during the 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983 football seasons.
The University of Alabama's first season of interscholastic football was 1892.
John Mitchell played for Bear Bryant at the University of Alabama in 1971 and 1972. Mitchell and Wilbur Jackson were the first black players to play football at Alabama. Mitchell became co-captain of the 1972 team.
The University of Alabama's first game of the 2010 season is September 4th, when they play San Jose State.
Micheal Landrum, a Sweet Water High School graduate, became the first black quarterback to play at Alabama when he entered as a reserve against Vanderbilt on Sept. 29, 1979. The Crimson Tide won 66-3.
David Palmer
Running back Wilbur Jackson, in 1970, was the first African American football recruit of the University of Alabama.