The Kentucky football program has lost a legend.
Houston Hogg, one of four Wildcats who broke the SEC football color barrier in the 1960s, died Thursday. He was 71.
Born in Hazard, Hogg finished his high school football career in Owensboro at Daviess County High School before teaming up with Greg Page, Nate Northington and Wilbur Hackett Jr. at the University of Kentucky. Following Page’s tragic death, Northington transferred to Western Kentucky, passing the torch to Hackett and Hogg who carried it admirably.
The four pioneers were immortalized with a statue outside of the Joe Craft Football Training Facility in 2016.