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First black recipient of athletic scholarship reminisces on his time at GW

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Norman Neverson was signed as a player on GW’s football team in 1963, becoming the first black athlete to receive an athletic scholarship at GW.

More than 50 years later, Neverson reminisces on his experience at GW.

Video by Danny Schapiro.

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