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Lewis Ritcherson

Remembering UW’s First Black Football Coach

Posted on December 16, 2019

Lewis Henry “Les” Ritcherson, Sr., 1926-2019 Assistant Football Coach, 1966-1969 Les Ritcherson, an award-winning college football player and Texas high school coaching legend, was the first African-American to join a University of Wisconsin coaching staff. …

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged black football coach, Les Ritcherson, Lewis Ritcherson, UW Madison diversity

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