SEC historians rewrite Bryant’s segregation track record
CHAPTER 7: REVISIONIST HISTORY FROM GEN. LEE to COACH BRYANT USC’s 1970 team started only five Black players: Cunningham, Jones, tailback Clarence Davis, linebacker Charlie Weaver and defensive end Tody Smith. The Trojans didn’t resemble Grambling, the Historically Black College and University football powerhouse, another element the myth purports. USC’s five Black starters were only three more than Tennessee at Alabama in 1969 -- or 17 fewer than Grambling. Smith was a transfer from Michigan State, so it…
