Better Under Bruhn

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Ritcherson enjoyed his first season at UW-Madison with Milt Bruhn as Head Coach. Bruhn welcomed Ritcherson with open arms, inviting him and his wife over for dinner often and introducing him to other Big Ten coaches.

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By Maria Petrolia
Lewis “Les” Ritcherson, born in Hillsboro, Texas in 1926, was the first African American to coach at the University of Wisconsin and the second African American football coach in the Big Ten.…