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Jerry Rice speaks to the crowd during his Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony on Aug. 7, 2010, in Canton, Ohio.

HBCU

Charlie Neal’s top 10 HBCU football legends

After covering Black college football for decades, the veteran broadcaster’s list ranges from Jackson State’s Walter Payton to Alcorn State’s Steve McNair

By Donald Hunt

Sports

The last time the Chiefs were in the Super Bowl, they won with HBCU talent

Lloyd Wells, the first full-time black scout in pro football, helped the 1969 Chiefs, who had more HBCU players than any team in the AFL or NFL

By Samuel G. Freedman

HBCU

Locker Room Talk: HBCU players once were common in the pro football draft

Between 1967 and 1972, 365 HBCU players were selected

By William C. Rhoden

Charlie Neal’s top 10 HBCU football legends

The last time the Chiefs were in the Super Bowl, they won with HBCU talent

Locker Room Talk: HBCU players once were common in the pro football draft

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