Encyclopedia of University of California 1918 Football Team
- Description:
- Walter Gordon was the first African American to receive a JD from the UC Berkeley Law School, the first African American police officer in Berkeley and president of the Berkeley branch of the NAACP. He later became Governor of the Virgin Islands, resigning to become a Federal Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands. During his time at Cal, he was a star of the wrestling team, boxing team, and football team. He was one of the first two African American All-Americans and was named to the College Football Hall of Fame. After graduation, Sam Kai Kee organized sports teams for the local Chinese American commnity and encouraged his siblings to participate in collegiate sports at. Yale and Stanford. His nephew, Kenny Kai-Kee, played basketball for Cal in the 1940s.
- Date:
- November 27, 1918