Center. He married, and he and his wife Jeanne had a son, Rob. The family continued to reside in the San Antonio area. Derricotte retired from dentistry in 2000. In March 2007, he was one of many Tuskegee Airmen honored at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C., where they were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their service to the United States. They were also honored at another ceremony in mid-June 2007 at Randolph Air Force Base in Universal City, Texas, near San Antonio. See also List of NCAA major college football yearly punt and kickoff return leaders Notes 1926 births Living people African-American players of American football American football halfbacks American football return specialists American dentists African-American dentists United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II Michigan Wolverines football players Tuskegee Airmen United States Army Air Forces officers People from Fostoria, Ohio People from Defiance, Ohio Players of American football from Ohio Aviators from Ohio United States Army personnel of World War II United States Army soldiers 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople