Widener University Athletics Hall of Fame
Louis Horner ('62) was the first African-American student-athlete at Widener, formerly known as Pennsylvania Military College (PMC), and the third African-American to graduate from PMC. During his PMC days, Horner was a dual sport athlete for the baseball and men's basketball teams. Horner won the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) batting title in 1962. Throughout his life, Horner broke the color barrier in multiple areas. This included playing Little League baseball in Stratford, Conn., serving as his high school's class president, and graduating from Peekskill Military Academy. Outside his PMC days, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Signal Corps upon his graduation. Horner created the Shadow Bracelet, which was designed to promote global peace, unity, and mutual respect. He also authored a book about his PMC class of 1962, entitled Who Will Water the Flowers?
