Background
David was the son of David A. Webster, Senior and Eunice (Harper) Webster. He lived in Atlanta, Texas, until he was 13 years old, when he moved to Houston, Texas with his mother.
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Education
He was educated in the Atlanta Public Schools, Holy Cross Lutheran schools and Jack Yates High School. He attended Yates High School in Houston and graduated at the Valedictorian of his class. After Yates, David attended Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University on an academic scholarship where he played tennis and football for College Football Hall of Fame coach Billy Nicks.
Career
He was an All-American Federation of Labor-Congress selection in 1961. He also helped his Yates team to a City Championship and a State Championship in football as the starting quarterback. During his tenure at Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University David:
Led his football team to black college football national championship in 1958
All-SWAC (Southwestern Athletic Conference) in 1958 & 1959
SWAC tennis Doubles Champions with Clifton Johnson in 1959
Was an All-American Quarterback in 1958
The Dallas Texans later became the Kansas City Chiefs in 1962 when the franchise moved from Texas to Missouri.
Even though David was an All-American quarterback in college, he played defensive back because blacks were not allowed to play the quarterback position in the professional football ranks at that time.
He paved the way by overcoming racial injustice and adversity as one of the first blacks to play professional football for the American Football League and he was one of two black players on the Texans/Chiefs (in those days, there was a “two blacks per team” quota in effect). His career came to an abrupt end when his leg was broken in a pre-season game in 1962-1963.
After graduating from Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University’s School of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1962, he worked for the Bendix Corporation in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1971, David moved to Michigan to work for Ford Motor Company.
While at Ford, he earned a Masters of Business Administration (Master of Business Administration) from Central Michigan University in 1975.
In 2001, David retired from Ford Motor Company and in 2004 he moved back home to Texas from Michigan to become a farmer again.
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Membership
Was a member of Prairie View Panthers Club.
