A Big To-Do

ID: 3233 ~ Source: Griffin, Marvin, interviewed by Mark Firmin, August 12, 2008, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, Texas. Access full interview here.
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Reverend Marvin Griffin, former minister of New Hope Baptist Church in Waco, describes the celebration he organized for Coach Ritcherson after his 1965 State Championship win at Moore High.

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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.…