Texas A&M Celebrates Black History Month
Texas A&M Athletics is proud to celebrate Black History Month.
Throughout the month of February we'll highlight trailblazers, champions, leaders and role models who have made a difference and an impact not only on Aggie Athletics but the 12th Man and beyond.
JACOB GREEN
A difference-maker on and off the field of play, Texas A&M legend Jacob Green was one of the greatest defensive players in the former Southwest Conference and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in December 2019.
A first-team All-American and two-time All-Southwest Conference selection, Green is enshrined in the Texas A&M Athletic, Southwest Conference, State of Texas Sports and Texas African-American halls of fame. He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 10th overall pick in the 1980 NFL Draft, and he spent 12 years with the Seahawks before a short stint with the San Francisco 49ers. A member of the Seahawks Ring of Honor, he went to two Pro Bowls and finished his career third on the NFL's all-time sacks list with 97.5.
Active in the community, Green has helped raise millions of dollars for cancer research and remains involved with Jaycee's Children's Center in his hometown of Houston, which is named for his father who passed away from cancer. He was also the recipient of the Seattle Distinguished Community Service Award in 2000. Ever loyal to his alma mater, Green currently serves as Vice President of Major Gifts and Endowments for the 12th Man Foundation at Texas A&M.
MIKE FRAZIER
Mike Frazier '75 was the first African-American to play baseball at Texas A&M.
A product of Houston's Elmore High School, Frazier was a four-year letterwinner for Coach Tom Chandler's Aggies. He hit .330 as a junior (1974) with 18 RBI and earned all-Southwest Conference honors as a senior (1975) after posting a .324 average, 13 RBI, 40 runs scored and 15 stolen bases in 44 games.
He was drafted in the second round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
PORSCHA LUCAS
Porscha Lucas is a four-year letter winner (2007-10) in track and field and was a 19-time All-American. She was a two-time individual NCAA Champion in winning the outdoor 200 meters in both 2009 and 2010 and helped lead the women's track and field team to the team national titles in 2009 and again in 2010. She was a key member of the 4X100 outdoor relay that won four consecutive NCAA Championships from 2007 through 2010. She was also instrumental in the indoor NCAA Champion 4X400 relay in 2009. Her efforts were rewarded as she was named the 2009 South Central Region Track Athlete of the Year by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). She helped the women's track and field team win four straight indoor Big 12 Championships and four straight Big 12 Outdoor Championships. She was named the 2010 Texas A&M Distinguished Letterman at the athletics department annual year-end banquet. She graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in allied health in 2011.
SONNY PARKER
All-American Sonny Parker led the Texas A&M Basketball team to back-to-back Southwest Conference championships in 1975 and 1976.
The league's Most Valuable Player in those two seasons, Parker earned All-Conference honors both years and was a first-round draft pick of the Golden State Warriors in 1976 and played seven seasons in the NBA.
He was inducted into the Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000.
ROBERT JACKSON
A letterman in football in 1975 and 1976, Jackson earned consensus All-America honors as a linebacker in 1976 and was a first-round draft choice of the Cleveland Browns, where he played professionally until 1981. As a senior, he was a finalist for the Lombardi Award as the nation’s top defensive lineman.
DANIELLE ADAMS
Danielle Adams lettered two years (2009-11) for head coach Gary Blair and the women's basketball team and helped the squad reach the pinnacle of her sport with the 2011 NCAA National Championship. For her play in the 2011 Women's Final Four, she was named the most outstanding player and recorded 30 points in the national title game, the second-most ever at that time. She was a consensus All-American in 2011 as well as All-Big 12. She helped the team win the 2010 Big 12 Tournament Championship. Adams ended her Aggie career averaging 19.5 points per game, a school record, and her 847 points scored in the 2010-11 season was the best in school history. She was drafted in the second round of the 2011 WNBA Draft by the San Antonio Stars. She earned WNBA All-Rookie and All-Star honors in 2011. She graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in agricultural leadership and development.
BUBBA BEAN
A workhorse running back, Bubba Bean rushed for a Texas A&M record 2,846 career yards as a four-year starter, appearing on Sports Illustrated’s cover his senior year after the Aggies ran their record to 10-0 with a victory over arch-rival Texas. He was a first-round pick by the Falcons in the 1976 NFL draft and had a team-high 428 rushing yards in his rookie season.
HENRY LELEI
All-American Henry Lelei became the first Aggie to ever win an SEC championship in any sport when he claimed the title at the 2012 Cross Country Championship. A two-time South Central Region Athlete of the Year, he capped his career with a 5th-place finish at the 2012 NCAA Championships--the highest finish by a cross country athlete in school history.
ANJANETTE KIRKLAND
Anjanette Kirkland was a two-time All-American and multi-time conference champion hurdler for the track and field program. She earned All-America honors in 1993 and 1994, won the conference 100-meter hurdles title in three of her four seasons (SWC 1994 and 1995, Big 12 1997) and in 1997 added the 400-meter hurdle Big 12 title to her resume en route to a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships in the 100 hurdles.
CURTIS DICKEY
Curtis Dickey is A&M’s No. 2 career rusher with 3,702 yards. A three-time NCAA 60-yard dash champion, Curtis earned recognition as college football’s fastest player. He set the Hall of Fame Bowl rushing record with 276 yards in 1978. A four-year letterman in both football and track, Curtis was a first-round draft pick of the Baltimore Colts in 1980, voted NFL Man of the Year in 1984 and helped the Cleveland Browns win AFC championships in 1985 and 1986.
