Bill Collins was the first Black captain of the Colorado Buffaloes.

Former University of Colorado Boulder football player Bill Collins, the school’s first Black football captain, has passed away at the age of 76. “Bill Collins was a great teammate and friend during ...

Colorado's first Black football captain dead at 76 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Bill Collins, the first-ever African-American captain for the Colorado Buffaloes football program, passed away ...

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders took some time out from his preseason news conference Friday Aug. 8 to honor a Black former Colorado player who made a courageous stand against an all-white ...

William Bernard “Bill” Collins Jr., 93, of Gilmer, Texas, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2025, in Longview, Texas. Born on May 19, 1932, in Branchville, Maryland, Bill was the son of William ...