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Youtube videos from Michigan State on Jimmy Raye

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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…

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

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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…

Earle Edwards’ NC State football legacy featured March 8 at Raleigh Sports Club luncheon

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Post published:February 1, 2023
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PHOTO: NC State football coach Earle Edwards. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report Click here to listen to my appearance on the WRAL's Adam Gold Show. By TOM SHANAHAN NC State historian Tim Peeler and NC State ground-breaking running back Charley Young will join me to discuss the Wolfpack football legacy that Earle Edwards established as the school's head coach, 1954-70. The March 8 event is part of the Raleigh Sports Club's weekly luncheons. RALEIGH PORTS CLUB March 8:…