Two more former Northwestern football players say they experienced racist treatment in early 2000s
Associated PressCHICAGO — Two more former Northwestern University football players came forward Friday saying they experienced racist treatment during their time on the team in the early 2000s. Attorney Patrick Salvi said Herron and Lamitte are not plaintiffs in any lawsuits “as of right now.” Herron, a star running back at Northwestern from 2000 to 2004 who played in the NFL, said Black players with braids and longer hair were told to cut it even though white players were allowed to wear their hair long. “Northwestern not only treated players of color differently than our white teammates, but they tried to conform us in our appearance to resemble white teammates — or what Northwestern would consider ‘the Wildcat Way,’” Herron said. “Northwestern recruited me as a football player, but refused to see me and accept me as a man — a Black man who was and is proud of my race and culture.” Lamitte, who played under the name Rico Tarver from 2001 to 2005, said he and other Black players were told by the football staff they needed to change the way they acted and dressed.
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