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The pioneer: Ricky Lanier reflects on being UNC's first Black football player


The story goes that starting quarterback went down early with an injury, meaning North Carolina coach had to turn to his bench for a replacement in the 1969 game against VMI. It then became time for Ricky Lanier to show he was more than capable of directing an offense and better than the stereotype that said he couldn’t. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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The pioneer: Ricky Lanier reflects on being UNC's first Black football player


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