The 1966 Tangerine Bowl was an NCAA College Division game following the 1966 season, between the West Chester Golden Rams and the Morgan State Bears.
In 1965, Morgan State defeated Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic, which was the unofficial championship game for historically black colleges and universities.
Orlando's mayor Bob Carr decided to end the practice that limited participation in the game to all white teams.
[3] Morgan State players who subsequently had NFL careers include Lanier, defensive back Bob Wade (who would come to greater fame as the basketball coach at Baltimore's Dunbar High, and as head basketball coach at the University of Maryland, the first black coach of a major sport at that school[3]), quarterback and kicker (later, defensive back) Daryl Johnson, wide receiver Alvin Mitchell, and linebacker (later, running back) Jeff Queen.
West Chester quarterback Jim Haynie, offensive end Don Wilkinson, and head coach Bob Mitten are inductees of their university's hall of fame.