Buffalo716 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 And Leeland Jones Broke the color barrier in college football south of the Mason Dixon line https://mobile.twitter.com/UBFootball/status/1096117497751891969?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet here is to more historic firsts to UB next season Horns Up ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Another great UB story - in 1958 the entire team boycotted the Tangerine Bowl over the refusal to let UB’s two black players, Willie Evans and Mike Wilson, participate... http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/colleges/2008/12/31/the-bowl-team-that-wasn-principle-led-university-buffalo-boycott-tangerine-bowl/n69A1vfs5aieeXPZRWftQJ/story.html GO BULLS!!!! . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 9 hours ago, The Senator said: Another great UB story - in 1958 the entire team boycotted the Tangerine Bowl over the refusal to let UB’s two black players, Willie Evans and Mike Wilson, participate... http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/colleges/2008/12/31/the-bowl-team-that-wasn-principle-led-university-buffalo-boycott-tangerine-bowl/n69A1vfs5aieeXPZRWftQJ/story.html GO BULLS!!!! . UB retells that story yearly . They really were ahead of their time i had never heard that story about the 41 Bulls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: UB retells that story yearly . They really were ahead of their time I guess that’s why I remembered it, but still surprised to read about it in the Boston Globe . 3 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: i had never heard that story about the 41 Bulls Nor I - UB was/is certainly a progressive institution Horns up!!! ?? . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 1 minute ago, The Senator said: I guess that’s why I remembered it, but still surprised to read about it in the Boston Globe . Nor I - UB was/is certainly a progressive institution Horns up!!! ?? . Horns up ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 On 2/22/2019 at 5:57 AM, The Senator said: Another great UB story - in 1958 the entire team boycotted the Tangerine Bowl over the refusal to let UB’s two black players, Willie Evans and Mike Wilson, participate... http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/colleges/2008/12/31/the-bowl-team-that-wasn-principle-led-university-buffalo-boycott-tangerine-bowl/n69A1vfs5aieeXPZRWftQJ/story.html GO BULLS!!!! . I remember it well. UB made a national impression, especially since there were not many bowl games at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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