Black History-UW Athletics

African-American Badger Pioneers

African-American Pioneers by Sport 1900-1970

Articles on UW Aftrican-American Athletic History

Documents on Aftrican-American UW Athletic History

Timeline

UW Athletes Record Historic Moments

UW Black History Bios

UW's Black History Photo Gallery

Big Ten Black History Celebration

Celebrating Black History

African-American Badger Pioneers

• Julian Ware, Baseball, 1900-03
• Adelbert Matthews, Baseball, 1900-02
• George Poage, Track and Field, 1901-04
• William Exum, Football 1929, 1934; Track and Field 1930, 1935-36
• Lloyd Cooke, Cross Country 1934-36; Track and Field 1935-37
• Ed Smith, Track and Field, 1938-40
• Cal Vernon, Football, 1947-48; Boxing 1947-48
• Ed Withers, Football, 1949-51
• Sidney Williams, Football, 1956-58
• Lloyd LaBeach, Track and Field, 1946
• Les Ritcherson, Assistant Football Coach, 1966-1969
• Leo Vinton Butts, Football, 1918

Gregory Bond, Ph.D.
History, University of Wisconsin
badgerhistory@yahoo.com