up. We were really protesting policies we thought were racist." John Griffin, a flanker, corroborates McGee's memory. Tony Gibson agreed with the other players that Eaton kicked them off the team before they could even present a case. At the time, Wyoming fans and much of the state backed Eaton and his "no protesting" policy, and saw the Black 14 as insubordinate and ungrateful. At San Jose State University, the Spartans were petitioned in a letter by a UW student group to boycott the homecoming game in Laramie; San Jose voted to play the game and wear multicolored armbands in support Groups at other WAC schools demanded that Wyoming be dropped from their schedules. At the time of the incident in mid-October, the Cowboys were undefeated and ranked 16th in the they beat and San Jose State (the next game) without the players to improve Wyoming lost all four road games in November and went the next year which prompted Eaton's removal as coach, though he stayed on as assistant The program had only one winning season in the 1970s, in 1976 under Fred Akers, who then returned to the University of Texas. The Black 14 included Earl Lee, John Griffin, Willie Hysaw, Don Meadows, Ivie Moore, Tony Gibson, Jerome Berry, Joe Williams, Mel Hamilton, Jim Issac, Tony McGee, Ted Williams, Lionel Grimes, and Ron Hill. Three of the underclassmen returned to play for the Cowboys in 1970: Griffin, Meadows, and McGee transferred to Bishop College in Dallas, Texas, was a third round selection in the 1971 NFL Draft, and played fourteen seasons for three NFL teams. The Black 14 incident spurred the court case Williams v. Eaton, with the issue of free speech against the principle of separation of church and state. Litigation was lengthy for this case and ended on October 31, 1972. In 2019, the 50th anniversary of the Black 14 being dismissed, the University of Wyoming invited the surviving players back and made several amends. The eight players that returned were invited to speak to history classes and meet with student athletes; attend a special dinner with university officials and receive an official apology letter signed by President Laurie Nichols; and were given both Wyoming football jerseys and Wyoming letterman jackets. NFL Draft Three Cowboys were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections). Defensive end Tony McGee was selected in the