Read more about the article More Michigan State and Duffy football history for young Spartans

More Michigan State and Duffy football history for young Spartans

By TOM SHANAHAN My latest children’s book included help from Lia Kamana, a fellow Michigan State graduate of the College of Communications Arts and Sciences. She’s also a legacy Hawaiian Pipeline Spartan as the daughter of Carter Kamana, a Michigan State defensive back from Honolulu Kamehameha. Lia, a TV journalist in Portland, Oregon, made sure any Hawaiian phrases or geography was properly spelled out without translation errors. This is another effort to lay down a track of College…

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Read more about the article My new Michigan State football children’s book: How Duffy put Hawaii on America’s Football Map

My new Michigan State football children’s book: How Duffy put Hawaii on America’s Football Map

Buy from Amazon: Amazon.com: How Duffy Put Hawaii On America's Football Map eBook : Shanahan, Tom: Kindle Store Buy from Barnes & Noble How Duffy Put Hawaii On America's Football Map by Tom Shanahan, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® By TOM SHANAHAN and Edited by LIA KAMANA How Duffy Put Hawaii on America’s Football Map by Tom Shanahan is a compelling, visually engaging story that uncovers a little-known chapter of American sports history how Hawaiian athletes transformed college football…

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Read more about the article Jim Nicholson’s Polynesian Hall of Fame induction lifts Duffy Daugherty to another milestone

Jim Nicholson’s Polynesian Hall of Fame induction lifts Duffy Daugherty to another milestone

PHOTO: Jim Nicholson as an All-Big Ten offensive lineman, in 1971. Visit my website: TomShanahan.Report More on Michigan State recruiting Hawaii *** By TOM SHANAHAN Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty retired a half-century ago, but his legacy still lands on new milestones. The latest is through the Spartans’ Jim Nicholson entering the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. Nicholson, whose mother was Samoan, will be enshrined in the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 on Saturday in…

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