Read more about the article Here’s what media’s John Robinson obituaries missed

Here’s what media’s John Robinson obituaries missed

PHOTO: John Robinson with Jimmy Raye on the LA Rams' sideline. By TOM SHANAHAN Many USC legends are paying their tributes to USC's John Robinson, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who died Monday at age 89. Among them with posts on Twitter were two of his greatest Trojans, Ronnie Lott and Marcus Allen. Below are few more thoughts I considered. *** RIP John Robinson. His obituaries need to include he advanced opportunities for Black coaches. Jimmy…

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Read more about the article College football lore continues to fail Wake Forest’s Bob Grant and his trailblazing tale

College football lore continues to fail Wake Forest’s Bob Grant and his trailblazing tale

By TOM SHANAHAN Wake Forest’s Bob Grant never got his due. In 1964, Grant earned his stripes as a Jackie Robinson of the Atlantic Coast Conference, but his brave role desegregating college football in the South has been overlooked in life the past 60 years. And now, it seems, in death, too. Grant died on May 19 at age 77, although the date has been listed as May 22 (the discrepancy was Wake Forest University's athletic department waited…

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