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M87- 27, Box 1
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Team sports
Ball games
Football
African Americans--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
African American college students--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
African American college athletes--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
College football players
African American football players--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
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Willie later played professionally for the Chicago Bears. He died July 27, 1964 in a car accident at the age of 29. His son, Ron Galimore, was the first black U.S. Olympic gymnast.
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Willie "The Wisp" Galimore, right, with three other FAMU football players in Tallahassee. 1953. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/260017>, accessed 18 February 2026.
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Willie "The Wisp" Galimore, right, with three other FAMU football players in Tallahassee. 1953. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/260017>
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