Albert Bimper was 18 years old when he walked onto the main campus at Colorado State. To say it was a culture shock for the young, African-American boy who spent his entire life in Arlington, Texas, would be an understatement.
He was in a town he didn’t know, away from his family for the first time, attending classes and playing Division I football. He didn’t look like the majority of his classmates, afro and all, and he immediately felt homesick, missing the comfort of his hometown. That was nearly 15 years ago.
At Arlington Bowie High School, Bimper was a standout on the football field, on the track and in the classroom.