Read more about the article Three Black Teenagers Changed the Face of College Football and Got Written Out of History

Three Black Teenagers Changed the Face of College Football and Got Written Out of History

PHOTO: Wake Forest's Bob Grant (left photo) with the ACC Network's E.J. Manuel and Kelsey Riggs. Houston's Warren McVea in the school's Hall of Fame with photo of College Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Yeoman, a former Michigan State assistant under Duffy Daugherty. From Kirkus, The Right Thing To Do: "Fascinating read" ... "unexpected subplots" ... "A work of sports history that fill gaps" ... "prose is breezy" - Tom Shanahan Report A seven-part series debunking 1970…

Continue ReadingThree Black Teenagers Changed the Face of College Football and Got Written Out of History
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…

Continue ReadingCollege football lore continues to fail Wake Forest’s Bob Grant and his trailblazing tale
Read more about the article Wake Forest’s grand slam of Williams brothers

Wake Forest’s grand slam of Williams brothers

The newspaper industry provided me a four-decade career experiencing inspiration, dedication and just plain fun. The start of my career covering the Chargers, college, high school sports and Olympic athletes came full circle with Don Coryell’s Pro Football Hall of Fame induction on August 5 in Canton, Ohio. I helped Hall of Famer Dan Fouts with research on Coryell’s remarkable record of first-time Pro Bowlers with the SAN DIEGO Chargers and Cardinal for Fouts’ presentation to the voters PHOTO (News…

Continue ReadingWake Forest’s grand slam of Williams brothers
Newer Posts
Older Posts