David Showell
American football player
Died when: 31 years 70 days (374 months)Star Sign: Libra
David Anthony Showell (October 14, 1924 – December 23, 1955) was an American fighter pilot during the Second World War in one of the all-black Tuskegee Airmen squadrons.
After the war he was a prominent player for Lafayette College during the 1948 and 1949 football seasons.The Sun Bowl Committee's decision to exclude Showell from the game due to his race led to Lafayette's rejection of its Sun Bowl invitation and subsequent student protests at the college.
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