Nat northington biography
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Nate Northington
American football player (born )
Nathaniel "Nate" Northington (born ) was the first African-American to play college football in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[1] He became the first black scholarship athlete to play in an athletic contest of any kind in the SEC when his University of KentuckyWildcats opened their season against Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana on September 23 of that year.
Nat northington biography
One week later, he became the first black scholarship athlete to play in a contest involving two SEC teams when the Wildcats hosted Ole Miss in Lexington, Kentucky.[2][a]
Northington was a member of Kentucky's freshman team along with African-American teammate Greg Page.
(At the time, freshmen were not allowed to play on NCAA varsity teams). Before the season, Page became paralyzed after suffering a spinal cord injury during an August practice. Northington was the only Wildcats player allowed by Kentucky athletic officials to visit Page in