The Wonders of Michigan State’s expanded worlds under President John Hannah’s leadership

PHOTO: Wonders Hall opened in 1963 as John Hannah's example of a progressive campus before the 1964 and 1965 Civil Rights Acts were signed. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Gene Washington escaped the segregated South 60 years ago, boarding Michigan State’s Underground Railroad from La Porte, Texas. His life-altering journey as a freshman football recruit for preseason practice was prior to September classes. The time frame, coincidentally, matched 250,000 Americans traveling to the nation’s capital…

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Part II: Walsh to Coryell on Super Bowl XVI: Old Man Winter spared the 49ers

PHOTO: San Diego Chargers coach Don Coryell revolutionized the passing game on his way to the College Football Hall of Fame and now the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report Click here: Coryell’s influence on first-time Cardinals and Chargers Pro Bowlers Click here: Part I: Air Coryell's flight to Pro Fooball Hall of Fame began with simple team meeting on a day that turned tragic Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM…

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How Bob Apisa and I’d like to see Navy’s loss as Michigan State’s gain

PHOTO: Ken Niumatalolo is on his way to the College Football Hall of Fame after 15 years at Navy. Visit my website at TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN The college football world quickly came down on the side of Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo upon news Sunday he was unceremoniously dismissed. Twitter reacted within moments and stories were posted and printed in the old-fashioned world within a day. How do you let go a guy who is on the way…

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