More on how the college football and the NFL ignored the talent of Black quarterbacks

PHOTO: Michigan State's Jimmy Raye hands off to Syracuse's Larry Csonka in a publicity photo for the 1968 East-West Shrine Game played at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. In the days before the NFL Combine, pro teams used all-star games evaluations prior to the draft. ***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 and here for a purchase link to RAYE…

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USC’s fairytale overshadows Michigan State’s true stories when the teams meet in Hollywood

PHOTO: Eight months after Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty's Spartans beat UCLA in the 1956 Rose Bowl, he was on the cover of Time Magazine, October 8, 1956. Daugherty's impact on college football integration spanned his career, 1954 to 1972. ***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 and here for a purchase link to RAYE OF LIGHT, Jimmy Raye, Duffy…

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Jim Bibbs and Jimmy Raye join THE END GAME, Episode 36

PHOTO: Jim Bibbs with Marshall Dill (L) and Herb Washington. ***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 and here for a purchase link to RAYE OF LIGHT, Jimmy Raye, Duffy Daugherty, the Integration of College Football and the 1965-66 Michigan State Spartans. — Learn about our documentary at the fundraising stage, GAME CHANGERS OF THE CENTURY, and the Investment Deck. *** By TOM…

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