Read more about the article NBC’s broadcast missed deeper story of Duffy Daugherty’s legacy and 60th anniversary of 1966 Game of the Century

NBC’s broadcast missed deeper story of Duffy Daugherty’s legacy and 60th anniversary of 1966 Game of the Century

PHOTO: Michigan State's Duffy Daugherty and Ara Parseghian celebrate their 1966 national co-championship named by the National Football Foundation. NBC's broadcast, among other omissions at the expense of Daugherty's legacy, erroneously reported it was the Football Writers Association of America that split the title. Daugherty and Parseghian huddled around the MacArthur Bowl, symbolic of the NFF title, on December 6, 1966, at the NFF annual banquet. Buy me a coffee to support my research to tell untold college…

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Read more about the article My media interviews about the 60th anniversary of the 1966 Game of the Century

My media interviews about the 60th anniversary of the 1966 Game of the Century

PHOTO: This photo is from a book signing I was proud to do at ArtWorks in my hometown of Big Rapids, Michigan. Buy me a coffee to support my research to tell untold college football integration untold stories. Thomas Shanahan | @Thomas-Shanahan-23 Order link: Raye of Light: Jimmy Raye, The Integration of College Football 3rd Ed – August Publications *** Michigan State and Notre Dame resumed their series this year to recognize the 60th anniversary of the 1966…

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Read more about the article Bleier saw world from Game of Century to Vietnam War and four Super Bowls

Bleier saw world from Game of Century to Vietnam War and four Super Bowls

PHOTO: Rocky Bleier. Story reposted from Sept. 15, 2016. BY TOM SHANAHAN Rocky Bleier stood atop the college football world in 1966 as a national champion running back at Notre Dame. The Irish were voted No. 1 over No. 2 Michigan State after the teams met in their 1966 Game of the Century, playing to a controversial 10-10 tie. The Associated Press (writers) and United Press (coaches, now USA Today) favored Notre Dame in the contentious era of…

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