Northington will join 13 other stars from around the league to form the ’17 class, to be honored at the 2017 SEC Football “Weekend of Champions” Dec. 1-2 in Atlanta, Ga. The group will also be introduced prior to kickoff at the SEC Championship, which will be held at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 2.
Read Northington’s UK bio from the news release:
KENTUCKY – Nate Northington, Defensive Back, 1966-67
Kentucky defensive back Nate Northington became the first African-American to participate in a varsity football contest in the Southeastern Conference on September 30, 1967.