Official Site of the Longhorns · Sep 27, 2018
Texas Athletics Remembers Julius Whittier
Longhorns’ first African-American to letter in football passed away on Tuesday morning.
The University of Texas lost one of its historical figures, trailblazers, and true Longhorn Legends with the passing of Julius Whittier on Tuesday morning.
A San Antonio native and 1969 Highland High School graduate, Whittier was the Longhorns' first African-American athlete to letter in football and among the first African Americans to receive a football scholarship when he came to UT in 1969.