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P.J. Reynolds of Lynnville TN was the very first African American athlete at LSU. He played all sports he was even a cheerleader for the university
Lloyd Wills Jr. was the first African American athlete to sign at LSU.
He ran track.
Henry LeBoyd, Jr. was the first African American major sport athlete. He was a pitcher on the 1969 baseball team.
That was Collis Temple Jr. who was at LSU from 1971-1974. Click on the "Collis Temple Jr.' link below to read about him. Johnny Sibley Butler was the first Black Walk-on at LSU in 1965.
The first basketball game in history was played in the year 1892 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Although there were two teams of 18 players, the first player in history is not known. However, William R. Chase was the first player to score a goal in the history of basketball. It was the winning goal of the first game ever, a game that ended with a score of 1-0.
Oscar Robertson
Charlie Scott.
Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Babe Zaharias in 1935 was the first black woman athlete on a Wheaties box