Reverend Sylvester Croom Sr. (June 26, 1926 – January 2, 2000) served for years after integration as chaplain for
University of Alabama athletes. He was an
All-American football player at
Alabama A&M. He also later served as a pastor and community leader in
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and has been recognized by the
University of Alabama as one of the 40 pioneers of
civil rights in the state. He was also a member of
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
His son,
Sylvester Croom Jr., was a successful
football
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player at the University of Alabama under coach
Paul "Bear" Bryant, later becoming head coach at
Mississippi State University
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.
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1926 births
2000 deaths
Alabama A&M University alumni
Alabama A&M Bulldogs football players
American Episcopal priests
Activists for African-American civil rights
People from Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Activists from Alabama
20th-century American Episcopalians
20th-century American clergy
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