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Northington, Nat, first African American football athletic to sign with the University of Kentucky in December 1965 and first African American football player to sign with a Southeastern Conference school

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This collection is comprised of photographic prints created and maintained in the course of university business. The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection.
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