L.C. Anderson High School was the pride of East Austin, 
educating African American students from 1907 to 1971, when it 
closed because of integration. Two years later, a new school, in 
northwest Austin, opened and carried the L.C. Anderson name. 
However, it did not recognize any of the history or traditions of the 
"original" Anderson High School Yellow Jackets.
 Other than the name, the schools had no real connection or 
relationship until recently when, earlier this year, a display case of  
Anderson Yellow Jackets' memorabilia was dedicated at the "new" 
Anderson, home to the Trojans, as part of an effort to “bridge the 
gap” between the two Anderson High School communities.
 In embracing original Anderson history, second-year Trojans' 
head coach Jeff Rhoads is hoping some of the Yellow Jackets 
winning spirit will enrich his team which was 7-19 over the last three 
seasons. In fact, Rhoads has reached out to former Yellow Jacket 
football players to teach his players about the history.
That leads to an Aug. 15 Trojans' intrasquad scrimmage at the 
former East Austin field where the Yellow Jackets played as one of 
the dominant teams in the Prairie View Interscholastic League. 
Anderson won four PVIL state football titles and produced dozens 
of outstanding players, including Pro Football Hall of Fame 
defensive back Dick "Night Train" Lane.
The video to the right is of the March 6 ceremony dedicating the 
trophy case display, and below is the report from KVUE-Sports' 
Shawn Clynch about old Anderson's football history.