In 2008, HBO produced a documentary, "Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football" which highlighted Coach Hayden Fry and Jerry LeVias' struggles while they integrated the Southwest Conference. This struggle was placed amongst the context of other efforts across the nation to desegregate college football. The first African American to ever play in a football game in the SWC was John Hill Westbrook from Baylor University on 10 September 1966, vs. Syracuse University. Levias' first game was a week later on 17 September 1966 vs. Illinois.