In 1891, Nebraska’s second year with an official football team, George Flippin – the son of a freed slave – became the first black player at NU and only the fifth black athlete at the predominantly ...
George Flippin, the University of Nebraska's first Black athlete, was a member of the Nebraska football in the 1890s and also participated in basketball, wrestling and track and field. Scott Frost and ...
George Flippin became Nebraska's first Black athlete in 1891 and lettered in his final three seasons. From staff reports This week, Tom Osborne joins the show to share his memories from the 1970 ...
In 1891, Nebraska’s second year with an official football team, George Flippin – the son of a freed slave – became the first black player at NU and only the fifth black athlete at the predominantly ...