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My Willie Thrower story on Spartanmag.com

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Post published:February 12, 2023
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Visit my website homepage at TomShanahan.Report Thanks to Spartanmag.com for posting my story on Michigan State's Willie Thrower, the first Black quarterback in the NFL. Thrower was recruited by Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty -- an assistant under Biggie Munn (1947-53) until he was promoted to head coach, 1954-72. Thrower, in the era before freshmen were eligible for the varsity, played for the Spartans from 1950-52. Click below: Michigan State's Willie Thrower blazed trail for Mahomes and Hurts…

NFL 360 video of documentary on Jimmy Raye

Post author:Tom Shanahan
Post published:February 8, 2023
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Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report Click below to watch the film on Jimmy Raye's ground-breaking careers as a Black quarterback at Michigan State and Black coach in college and the NFL. NFL 360: Black History Month Special | THE INDELIBLE LEGACY OF JIMMY RAYE Fantastic job by the NFL360 crew. The host is NFL veterans Jason McCourtney, the narrator NFL veteran Emmanuel Sanders. The producer/director Osahon Tongo, a former Georgia Tech football player. -30- I invite you to…

NFL 360 uses historic train to tell Jimmy Raye’s Underground Railroad journey on NFL Network

Post author:Tom Shanahan
Post published:February 2, 2023
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PHOTO: Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report Click here for a 30-second trailer on the documentary. By TOM SHANAHAN CANDOR, N.C. – Jimmy Raye’s pioneering story began with Michigan State’s Underground Railroad, departing segregated Fayetteville, N.C., in 1964. His journey crossed the Mason Dixon Line. It carried him on to ground-breaking playing and coaching careers in college and the NFL. Seven decades later, telling his story includes historic restored train cars found in a small…