AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Julius Whittier once remarked that attending the University of Texas and playing football opened up a larger world for him. It could be said Whittier helped open the university to ...

An exemplary student-athlete, 1969 Highlands graduate Julius Whittier went to the University of Texas to play football and expand his horizons in the classroom. He succeeded in doing both. As things ...

Last week, this space delved into how John Hill Westbrook became the first African American football player at Baylor and integrated the Southwest Conference. This week, it will examine how another ...

AUSTIN — In between Montana and Wyoming Streets on the east side of San Antonio in the 1960s, Dwight Jefferson began following Julius Whittier. Their families knew each other well, and as a kid ...

Mildred Whittier did not need to know. Looking back on it, almost five decades later, she can appreciate her youthful naiveté as a gift of kindness from her big brother. She was only a sophomore at ...