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Teammates work to restore Patterson's place in history

By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com

Thursday, February 14, 2008

For more than two decades, Florida State's history books suggested J.T. Thomas was the first African-American to play football for the Seminoles. Thomas, an All-America cornerback who later won four Super Bowl rings as part of the Pittsburgh Steelers' vaunted "Steel Curtain" defense, was indeed the first African-American to play in a football game at Florida State. In the 1970 opener against Louisville, Thomas blocked what would have been a winning field goal by the Cardinals in the final secon ...

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