University of Memphis plans ceremony to honor first Black player

Glenn Rogers Sr. integrated the Tigers team as a walk-on in 1968.

Glenn Rogers Sr. made history 50 years ago when he became the first Black player on the Memphis Tigers football team in the spring of 1968. Now the university is set to honor him when Memphis hosts Tulsa on Nov. 10, the today!

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