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Longhorn trailblazer Julius Whittier’s statue to be unveiled Friday

Commissioned this summer and now complete, the statue immortalizing Texas’ first Black Football letterman will be placed at the north end of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

Julius Whitter (1970-1972)

When Julius Whittier stepped onto campus at The University of Texas in the fall of 1969 as one of the first Black student-athletes to receive a scholarship from Texas, he was looking to make a lasting impact on both the Football team and The University. On Friday, as UT commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the 1970 National Championship team that he was a part of, the pioneer, trailblazer and Longhorn Legend will be immortalized with a statue just outside of the north end of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.