All American

ID: 3239 ~ Source: Ritcherson, Lewis, Jr., interviewed by Greg Bond and Troy Reeves, October 8, 2012. UW-Madison Oral History Program, Madison, Wisconsin. Access full interview here.
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Lewis Ritcherson Jr., oldest son of Lewis and Velma Ritcherson, talks about winning the 1965 state championship 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.…