What the records say
- When
- 20 Oct 1951
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 36.11° N, 97.06° W
- Description
- The "Johnny Bright incident", an assault on an African American player, occurs in a college football game at Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Placed at the town its text puts it in, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Johnny Bright incident
1951 on-field assault during an American college football game
The Johnny Bright incident was a violent on-field assault against African-American player Johnny Bright by Wilbanks Smith, a white opposing player during an American college football game held on October 20, 1951, in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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