Read more about the article Wake Forest’s players appreciate their school’s history leading integration in the South

Wake Forest’s players appreciate their school’s history leading integration in the South

PHOTO: Wake Forest running back Demond Claiborne celebrates with fans after a win a year ago. *** Visit my homepage: TomShanahan.Report — Click here for review and purchase link: THE RIGHT THING TO DO, The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s and here for a purchase link to RAYE OF LIGHT, Jimmy Raye, Duffy Daugherty, the Integration of College Football and the 1965-66 Michigan State Spartans. — Learn about our documentary at the fundraising stage, GAME CHANGERS OF THE…

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Read more about the article Wake Forest’s untold impact: Brian’s Song you know with Gale Sayers, but lost to history is Piccolo with Bob Grant

Wake Forest’s untold impact: Brian’s Song you know with Gale Sayers, but lost to history is Piccolo with Bob Grant

PHOTO: Wake Forest honored pioneer Bob Grant and the late Kenneth "Butch" Henry with its inaugural Trailblazers Award, in 2021. He was introduced to the crowd at home football game as part of the ceremonies. Standing (L-R) are Wake Forest president Susan Wente, former Wake Forest coach Bill Tate (1964-68), Bob Grant, former Wake Forest athletic director Gene Hooks (1964-92) and current Wake Forest AD John Currie. Visit my homepage: TomShanahan.Report Click here for review and purchase link: THE RIGHT…

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Read more about the article College football lore continues to fail Wake Forest’s Bob Grant and his trailblazing tale

College football lore continues to fail Wake Forest’s Bob Grant and his trailblazing tale

By TOM SHANAHAN Wake Forest’s Bob Grant never got his due. In 1964, Grant earned his stripes as a Jackie Robinson of the Atlantic Coast Conference, but his brave role desegregating college football in the South has been overlooked in life the past 60 years. And now, it seems, in death, too. Grant died on May 19 at age 77, although the date has been listed as May 22 (the discrepancy was Wake Forest University's athletic department waited…

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