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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…

Youtube videos from Michigan State on Jimmy Raye

Post author:Tom Shanahan
Post published:February 7, 2023
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Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Michigan State reposted some videos on Jimmy Raye's career to go with the NFL 360 documentary it has produced on his pioneering career as a Black quarterback and Black college and NFL coach. Michigan State inducted Raye into the school's Hall of Fame in 2018. He joined fellow Underground Railroad teammates Bubba Smith, George Webster, Gene Washington and Clinton Jones. Sherman Lewis, a 1963 All-American halfback who finished third in…