CURTIS JIMERSON

Hometown:  El Paso, Texas
Sport:  Basketball
Years:  1961-63

Jimerson came to Wyoming after a stellar junior college All-American career at the University of Colorado at Pueblo. He immediately became a star on the basketball court and a popular man on campus. Jimerson is credited with helping to break the color barrier at Wyoming, being the first man of color to earn a scholarship and all-conference honors. He was named All-Skyline Conference both years (Honorable Mention in 1961 and First Team in 1962). His senior year, Jimerson led the team in scoring and free throw percentage and was fourth in scoring in the conference. He is still 10th all-time in career free throw percentage at 79.9%. He averaged 14.6 points and 4.8 rebounds for his career. Jimerson earned his bachelor’s degree in Education in 1963, while working with the basketball team as a student coach. He played for the Wyoming All-Stars in the Western Invitational Basketball Tournament in Lewiston, Montana, scoring 25 points in one game. In 1964, he enlisted in the Army and was honorably discharged in 1967 following 12 months in Vietnam in combat zones and receiving eight military decorations. He graduated from the FBI Academy in 1968 and went on to a long and illustrious career with the Bureau.