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  • Illinois Athletics’ African American Pioneers

    Feb 1, 2021 9:00 am by Division of Intercollegiate AthleticsAthletics
    faces of 12 boundary-breaking Black athletes at UIUC

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    • faces of 12 boundary-breaking Black athletes at UIUC

    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.