The walls in Kevin Warren’s office are decorated with photos of icons. Curt Flood. Jackie Robinson. Martin Luther King Jr. – and also, King’s “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” – and the 1966 Texas Western national champions.
If the theme is obvious, it’s also intentional. And you have to figure these photos will make the transition to his new office in the near future. Because as Warren becomes the Big Ten’s commissioner, he clearly understands the significance.
“It is definitely not lost on me, the history associated with this,” said Warren, who will become the first African American commissioner of a Power Five conference.