Players from all over the country join together wearing purple and gold, but it’s only been in the last 50 years that the team has been so multicultural.

The variety of ethnicity, races, and backgrounds on the team all started with Lora Hinton back in 1971.

“This was a big deal and a great opportunity for a country boy like me to come out and have an opportunity to play at this level,” said Hinton. “The only thing they wanted to do was to win football games,” he continued.