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SEC reveals 2017 Football Legends; Northington to represent UK

Northington will join 13 other stars from around the league to form the ’17 class, to be honored at the 2017 SEC Football “Weekend of Champions” Dec. 1-2 in Atlanta, Ga. The group will also be introduced prior to kickoff at the SEC Championship, which will be held at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 2.

Read Northington’s UK bio from the news release:

KENTUCKY – Nate Northington, Defensive Back, 1966-67

Kentucky defensive back Nate Northington became the first African-American to participate in a varsity football contest in the Southeastern Conference on September 30, 1967.