Badger Black History Bios

In honor of Black History month 2009, the University of Wisconsin athletic department will celebrate the stories of 28 former African-American student-athletes or coaches, one for each day in the month of February.

The UW athletic program launched its "Celebrate UW's Black History" section on UWBadgers.com in 2003. It has been updated every year with new information and multimedia offerings and is one of the finest college resources for African-American athletics history in the nation.

Name	Sport	Years
Simon Bairu	Cross Country Track & Field	2002-05 2003-06
Janese Banks	Basketball	2004-08
Bill Cofield	Basketball Coach	1976-86
Robbie Earl	Hockey	2003-06
Lee Evans	Football	1999-2001, '03
Michael Finley	Basketball	1992-95
Robert Hackett	Track & Field	1984-87
Devin Harris	Basketball	2002-04
Louis Holland	Football	1961-63
Tyler Holland	Football	2006-08
Pat Johnson	Track & Field	1978-82
Lee Kemp	Wrestling	1974-78
Marcus Landry	Basketball	2003-08
Sherisa Livingston	Volleyball	1999-2001
Adlebert Matthews	Baseball	1900-02
Pam Moore	Basketball Track & Field	1977-78 1978-81
Marvin Neal	Football	1979-81, '83
Josh Neal	Football	2005-2008
Chris Nelson	Hockey	1988-92
George Poage	Track & Field	1902-04
Edwina Qualls	Basketball Coach	1976-82
Chavon Robinson	Track & Field	2005-09
LaTonya Sims	Basketball	1997-2001
Ed Smith	Track & Field	1938
Robin Threatt	Basketball	1988-93
Al Toon	Football Track & Field	1981-84 1981-84
Nick Toon	Football	2008
Rose Thomson	Cross Country Track & Field	1979-82 1980-83
Alando Tucker	Basketball	2003-07
Cal Vernon	Football Boxing	1947-48 1947-48
Troy Vincent	Football	1988-91
Sidney Williams	Football	1956-58
Ed Withers	Football	1949-51