Albohm presented and implemented his 6-2-2-2 grade plan that fully integrated Alexandria’s three high schools aimed at meeting the standards set by the federal government to ensure Alexandria continued to receive federal funding. In the summer of 1971, Superintendent John C. The continuing issues at football games in the late 1960s and early 1970s were so bad that the school division moved all Friday night games to afternoons. By doing so, they learned many things about each other that were not passed down to them, and for that, the world owes Julius a debt of gratitude,” said Herman Boone, who was brought in to coach the Titans in 1971. Julius was very, very instrumental on that team at simply getting kids to just talk to one another, kids who never talked to kids from another race their entire lives. He was often seen around Parker-Gray Memorial Stadium signing items to raise funds for the team. Williams in 1973, had been in the hospital for many months, where he received regular visits from other ’71 players on the team. Williams’ football team.Ĭampbell, who graduated from T.C.
Julius Campbell, a key member of the 1971 Virginia High School League State Championship team whose win and collaboration inspired Disney to immortalize Alexandria’s story of desegregation, has died - 48 years after he took the actions that created heroes out of T.C.