PHOTOS: The five players who integrated the University of Georgia’s football team in 1971

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Albany native Larry West poses for a photo during his University of Georgia football career.

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Larry West in action during his Georgia Bulldogs career.

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Albany native Larry West was one of five players to integrate the Georgia Bulldogs’ football team in 1971.

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Albany native Larry West, left, poses for a photo with Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and former teammates Horace King, Chuck Kinnebrew and Clarence Pope during a visit to Athens on Feb. 25, 2020. King, Kinnebrew, Pope and West broke the color barrier on the football team in 1971.

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Images from the Georgia football pioneers Horace King, Chuck Kinnebrew, Clarence Pope and Larry West visit to Athens, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. King, Kinnebrew, Pope, and West broke the color barrier on the football team in 1971. (Photo by Tony Walsh)

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Images from the Georgia football pioneers Horace King, Chuck Kinnebrew, Clarence Pope and Larry West visit to Athens, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. King, Kinnebrew, Pope, and West broke the color barrier on the football team in 1971. (Photo by Tony Walsh)

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Images from the Georgia football pioneers Horace King, Chuck Kinnebrew, Clarence Pope and Larry West visit to Athens, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. King, Kinnebrew, Pope, and West broke the color barrier on the football team in 1971. (Photo by Tony Walsh)

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Images from the Georgia football pioneers Horace King, Chuck Kinnebrew, Clarence Pope and Larry West visit to Athens, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. King, Kinnebrew, Pope, and West broke the color barrier on the football team in 1971. (Photo by Tony Walsh)

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