Read more about the article Michigan State plans statue to honor 1960s teams that led college football integration

Michigan State plans statue to honor 1960s teams that led college football integration

PHOTO (Michigan State Athletics): Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty stands before his five returning All-American players in 1966: Clinton Jones, Bob Apsia, Bubba Smith, Gene Washington and George Webster. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller revealed on Monday the athletic department is in the preliminary stages of honoring Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty’s historic 1960s teams that led college football integration with a statue. Haller appeared on "The Drive with…

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Read more about the article Duffy’s Hawaiian Pipeliner Charlie Wedemeyer returns home to Polynesian Football Hall of Fame induction

Duffy’s Hawaiian Pipeliner Charlie Wedemeyer returns home to Polynesian Football Hall of Fame induction

PHOTO: Charlie Wedemeyer's athletic career spans his career at Michigan State, coaching at Los Gatos High in the Bay Area and his induction into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame in Hawaii. He was joined in this photo around him left-to-right: NFL coaches Jon Gruden and John Madden, two family friends, former 49ers coach Steve Mariucci and Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN A high school coach’s invaluable role too…

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Read more about the article Alan Haller endorsed by Spartans from national championship teams

Alan Haller endorsed by Spartans from national championship teams

For more Michigan State history, visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report CLICK ON LINK BELOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0_k2wsXurs By TOM SHANAHAN Michigan State players from the head coach Duffy Daugherty's 1965 and 1966 national championship teams that won back-to-back unbeaten Big Ten titles endorse Alan Haller as the school's next athletic director. Daugherty's 1960s teams led college football integration with its first fully integrated rosters. He combined a Midwest-based roster with African-Americans recruited from the segregated South and players on his…

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