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• Illinois Athletics’ African American Pioneers

  Feb 1, 2021 9:00 am by Division of Intercollegiate AthleticsAthletics
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  As we begin Black History Month, Illini fans should know the names of Hiram Hannibal Wheeler and Roy Mercer Young - two of the men who were instrumental in changing the course of intercollegiate athletics at Illinois.

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