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50 Year Old History Lesson

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In 1965 Fred Flowers enrolled at FSU and made history being the first African-American athlete put on a uniform for FSU as a member of the baseball team. He graduated from FSU in 1969.

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In 2003, the Integration Statue was completed in the middle of campus near the student union featuring Flowers.

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In 2012 he threw out the first pitch against Miami.

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