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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Sports heroes from yesteryear absent from Duke-BYU volleyball match

PHOTO: The movie Brian's Song celebrated the friendship between Brian Piccolo (right) and Gale Sayers (left) of the Chicago Bears, but Piccolo's more courageous stand was on a 1963 afternoon while playing for Wake Forest. He stood up to racists to defend Maryland ground-breaker Darryl Hill. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN A fan shouting racial slurs at an African American athlete was repulsive but far from unprecedented. Adding to the shame, though, was no one…

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