ESPN SportsCentury Willie Jeffries
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

ESPN SportsCentury

Willie Jeffries

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

A profile of Willie Jeffries, who in 1979 became the first black college-football coach at a Division I program (Wichita State).

Edit Released

Updated Feb 22, 2002

Release date

Feb 22, 2002 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

4 wins & 1 nomination

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44 cast members

Name	Known for
Cy Alexander Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Tim Autry Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Ben Blacknall Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Herman Boone Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
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Nick Calcutta Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
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Merl Code Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Charles Corry Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Bill Davis Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Leroy Davis Self (as Dr. Leroy Davis) Self (as Dr. Leroy Davis) See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
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Harry Edwards Self Self See fewer	High Flying Bird (2019)
Damon Frenchers Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Bob Gillespie Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Bill Hamilton Self Self See fewer	Tapping the Source (2010)
Fitz Hill Self Self See fewer	Playing for Keeps (2005)
Earl Humes Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Willie Jeffries Jr. Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Mary Jeffries Self Self See fewer	Deadline Auto Theft (1983)
Willie Jeffries Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Deacon Jones Self Self See fewer	Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Rudy Jones Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Richard Lapchick Self Self See fewer	On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of (2010)
Edward Lee Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
John Lewis Self Self See fewer	John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)
Johnny Majors Self Self See fewer	Unrivaled
Fred Mann Self Self See fewer	Hit (II) (2003)
Prince McJunkins Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Daryl McNeill Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Robert Porcher Self Self See fewer	The NFL on CBS (1956)
Tamara Roberts Self Self See fewer	To Sir, with Jizz: The Justin Cider Story (2009)
George Rogers Self (as Dr. George Rogers) Self (as Dr. George Rogers) See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
James Sanders Self (as Reverend James Sanders) Self (as Reverend James Sanders) See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Cleveland Sellers Self (as Cleveland Sellers Jr.) Self (as Cleveland Sellers Jr.) See fewer	Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014)
Donnie Shell Self Self See fewer	The NFL on CBS (1956)
Clarence Underwood Self Self See fewer	R3CKL3$$ the Mini Movie (2018)
George Wheeler Self Self See fewer	ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961)
Bobby Williams Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Billy Wilson Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
Charles Wright Self Self See fewer	ESPN SportsCentury (1999)