The 1965 Trinity High School football team of Georgia finally received their due prize 48 years after enduring threats and winning the title of state champs.
An undefeated season is what lead all-black Trinity High School to face a championship game against the also all-black powerhouse team, Wilson High School of Tifton, GA. According to Trinity player, Willie “Clank” Armstead, Wilson was considered to be “the biggest, strongest and most talented team in the state of Georgia.” On the way to Tifton, GA to face them, Trinity’s bus was stopped by the Ku Klux Klan.
“If your boys beat our boys, you will never see the light of day,” Armstead says they said.”
With Trinity down 14-0 in the first quarter, Armstead’s mother took matters into her own hands by standing in the end zone, tapping her foot in anticipation for Trinity to score. Trinity went on to win the game.
“We looked at each other and said to ourselves, ‘If we’re gonna die, we’ll die as champions.'”
Years after, ‘all black’ Trinity merged with ‘all white’ Decatur High School ( as they were once separated by a 15-foot granite wall.) This year’s athletic director of Decatur High School presented the 1965 team with championship rings. An honor they were not able to afford at the time of their win.
“I’ve talked to all of my teammates, all of my coaches, teammates that’s still around,” said Armstead. “It’s like a kid experiencing Christmas.”
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