Linwood Sexton
Linwood Sexton| Position: |
Halfback |
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| Date of birth: |
(1926-04-16) April 16, 1926 |
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| Place of birth: |
Wichita, Kansas |
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6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
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| Weight: |
180 lb (82 kg) |
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| High school: |
Wichita (KS) East |
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| College: |
Wichita State |
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Linwood Bookard "Lin" Sexton (born April 16, 1926) is a former American football halfback who played for the Los Angeles Dons. He played college football at Wichita State University, having previously attended East High School in Wichita. He was one of the first African-American college football players to play for Wichita State, and in the Missouri Valley Conference, and thus was barred from participating in certain games and was forced to make separate travel arrangements due to the segregation policies in place at the time.[1] He was named to the All-Conference team in 1945, 1946, and 1947, the first African-American player to have accomplished the feat.[2] The Linwood Sexton Endowed Scholarship from his alma mater, Wichita State, is named in his honor.[3] In 2011, he was inducted into the Missouri Valley Conference Athletics Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame (inducted 2001).[4][5]
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