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Oct 14, 1924 Prospect Park, Pennsylvania, United States Died on 25 Dec 1955 (aged 31)
American football player and Tuskegee Airman
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About David Showell
- David Showell (October 14, 1924 – December 23, 1955), an African American, was a fighter pilot during the Second World War in one of the all-black Tuskegee Airmen squadrons.
- After the war he was a prominent player for Lafayette College during the 1948 and 1949 football seasons.
- The Sun Bowl Committee's decision to exclude Showell from the game due to his race led to Lafayette's rejection of its Sun Bowl invitation and the subsequent student protests at the college.
