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College football’s Diversified American Top 40 Hits, 1954 to the 1970s

PHOTO: The facts show Michigan State’s Duffy Daugherty's teams led college football integration. Myths and folklore based on a false narrative promulgated by sloppy journalism credit Alabama coach Bear Bryant. Among 40 significant moments, none involved Alabama or the 1970 USC-Alabama game. College football integration was a fait accompli by 1970. Visit my homepage: TomShanahan.Report Click here for review and purchase link: THE RIGHT THING TO DO, The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s. Watch this video about…

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Read more about the article My lengthy catalogue of 1970 USC-Alabama myths and Bear Bryant fairytales

My lengthy catalogue of 1970 USC-Alabama myths and Bear Bryant fairytales

PHOTO: The complexion of Alabama football from 1958 through 1970 under Bear Bryant. The same was true of his rosters at Maryland (1945), Kentucky (1946-53) and Texas A&M (1954-57). Visit my homepage: TomShanahan.Report. Click here for THE RIGHT THING TO DO, The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s *** The stories listed provide an accurate timeline of college football integration's transformative moments. Alabama coach Bear Bryant dragged his feet, but fairytales that were popular misconceptions worked their…

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Read more about the article Michigan State’s Duffy Daugherty story leading college football integration stands alone

Michigan State’s Duffy Daugherty story leading college football integration stands alone

By TOM SHANAHAN Michigan State is a singular story for Duffy Daugherty leading college football integration in the 1950s and 1960s. The 2024 season marked the 70th anniversary of the College Football Hall of Fame coach's first staff in 1954 that changed the face of the game, and it is the 60th anniversary of Daugherty taking the first fully integrated team to play in the segregated South in a game against North Carolina on September 26, in 1964,…

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