Fall 1956: When he enrolls at Oklahoma and joins the football team, Prentice Gautt becomes the first Black student-athlete to play for a member school in the Jim Crow states of the South and Southwest. Gautt later becomes the NCAA’s secretary-treasurer in 1994. September 1, 1956 39
June 1956: Houston wins the first of 16 men’s golf championships between 1956 and 1985 under coach Dave Williams. June 15, 1956 40
April 12-14, 1956: John Walsh coaches Wisconsin’s boxing team to a record eighth National Collegiate Boxing Championships team title. April 12, 1956 38
