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Local Negro Earns West Point Appointment in 1971
Lloyd, a 6 foot 4 inch center with offers from Notre Dame Auburn Brown Georgia Jacksonville and others, chooses West Point after Maj Gen Verne L. Bowers informs him of a Class of 1975 cadet appointment to report July 1 1971. He cancels Notre Dame and stays with Balfour Lumber while saving to travel to New York. He praises his high school counselor Harriet Scott and math teacher Julie Hickson for support amid his landmark choice.
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Lloyd
West Point
U.S
Maston O'Neal
Bainbridge
Notre Dame
Auburn
Brown
University of Georgia
Jacksonville
Verne L. Bowers
N. Y
Gen. Bowers
Balfour Lumber Co
Roc
Bobi Balfour Jr
Balfour
Balfour Lumber
New York
Austin
Harriet Scott
Julie Hickson
Col. Manley IX. Rogers
Young
Flipper
Young Austin
Caroline Austin
Douglass High School
Patricia
Knoxville College
Mobile
Ala
Serene
Douglass
Postal Service
1Ith
Pacific
Lloyd Austin TI
Henry
Henry Ossian Flipper
The
New York Times