Sylvester Croom
Actor · b. 1954 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Sylvester Croom Jr. (born September 25, 1954) is an American former football player and coach. He was the head coach of the Mississippi State Bulldogs from 2004 to 2008, and the first African American head football coach in the Southeastern Conference. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide under head coach Bear Bryant.
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MovieDocumentaryAn insightful look at Sylvester Croom, the first African-American center at the University of Alabama and one of the school's first black players. After playing for legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, then coaching under him for a decade, Croom eventually rose to become head football coach at Mississippi State University and, more importantly, the first African American head coach in the Southeastern Conference.
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2012