1949 Sun Bowl controversy
The 1949 Sun Bowl controversy refers to the student protests at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania after a Sun Bowl invitation was extended to the Lafayette Leopards football team under the condition that the African American player, David Showell, would not play. West Virginia University later accepted the bid after Lafayette's rejection. The Sun Bowl was played on January 1, 1949. West Virginia defeated the Texas College of Mines by a score of 21–12.
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1949 Sun Bowl controversy
The 1949 Sun Bowl controversy refers to the student protests at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania after a Sun Bowl invitation was extended to the Lafayette Leopards football team under the condition that the African American player, David Showell, would not play. West Virginia University later accepted the bid after Lafayette's rejection. The Sun Bowl was played on January 1, 1949. West Virginia defeated the Texas College of Mines by a score of 21–12.
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