Gene Derricotte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gene Derricotte

Player of American football

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1926

Place of Birth: Fostoria, Ohio, United States

Profession: dentist, aircraft pilot, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Eugene Derricotte (born June 14, 1926) is a former American football player who played with the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1944 to 1948.
He was one of the University's first African-American athletes in the era when college football was beginning to integrate.
Derricotte established school records that still stand as a punt returner for the Michigan Wolverines football team.
He also established several short-lived school interceptions records.
Derricotte also served as a Tuskegee Airman and later had a successful career in dentistry while continuing to serve in the military.