The Longhorns will honor the Football program’s first Black letterman with a statue in the north end of DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.
AUSTIN, Texas - A statue honoring Julius Whittier, Texas' first Black football letterman, will be erected in the north end of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium this week and be officially unveiled Friday before the Texas-Iowa State game. The 12.5-foot tall statue to the Longhorn pioneer and trailblazer has been in production since UT announced the commissioning of it in early July. The 11-foot bronze sculpture sets atop an 18-inch black granite base.
Whittier earned three varsity letters as an offensive lineman (1970-71) and tight end (1972) at Texas.