Current and former Florida State and University of Florida students are pushing to rename two major sports venues — Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee and the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville — because they currently honor segregationists.
Kendrick Scott, who was an FSU linebacker from 1991-94 , wants Campbell’s name removed from the Seminoles’ football stadium.
Campbell served as president of Florida State College for Women when he led its transition in 1947 to a coed campus renamed as Florida State University, now one of the state's largest.
In his change.org petition, Scott contends Doak’s segregationist views are divisive.