William Bernard “Bill” Collins Jr., 93, of Gilmer, Texas, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2025, in Longview, Texas. Born on May 19, 1932, in Branchville, Maryland, Bill was the son of William ...

Just like Bill did nearly 56 years ago, Esther was CU’s lone representative at the coin toss. Esther Collins, center, the wife of the late Bill Collins, Colorado football's black captain, is joined by ...

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders took some time out from his preseason news conference Friday Aug. 8 to honor a Black former Colorado player who made a courageous stand against an all-white ...

DUNCANVILLE, Texas — A 1969 video shows a young Bill Collins standing at the 50-yard line alone. He was outnumbered but certainly not outmatched. Collins was representing his football team, the ...

Bill Collings started making guitars in the 1970s and now his instruments are highly sought by high-profile musicians from Texas and around the world. If Elvis was the king of rock ‘n’ roll, Collings ...