The Wichita Eagle
Linwood Sexton set high standards for Shocker football on and off the field.
As a record-breaking halfback in the 1940s, Sexton earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors three times for the University of Wichita. He also led the way for black athletes at the school by gracefully handling racial discrimination during that time.
Sexton, 90, died Wednesday, according the university's athletic department. He is the father of former Wichita State athletic director Eric Sexton.
Mr. Sexton, who attended East, led the Shockers in total offense in 1946 and 1947, helping them to a berth in the 1947 Raisin Bowl.