Photos: Honoring NC State’s Earle Edwards and his connection to Duffy Daugherty and MSU

PHOTO (L-R): Tim Peeler, NC State historian; Charley Young, Enloe High, NC State and Dallas Cowboys alumnus; Tom Shanahan, Michigan State historian and author of Raye of Light and The Right Thing To Do. Thanks to Raleigh Sports Club photographer Robert Birch for the photos, Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Reporrt By TOM SHANAHAN NC State historian Tim Peeler and NC State ground-breaking running back Charley Young joined me to discuss the Wolfpack football legacy that Earle Edwards established…

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NFL 360 video of documentary on Jimmy Raye

Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report Click below to watch the film on Jimmy Raye's ground-breaking careers as a Black quarterback at Michigan State and Black coach in college and the NFL. NFL 360: Black History Month Special | THE INDELIBLE LEGACY OF JIMMY RAYE Fantastic job by the NFL360 crew. The host is NFL veterans Jason McCourtney, the narrator NFL veteran Emmanuel Sanders. The producer/director Osahon Tongo, a former Georgia Tech football player. -30- I invite you to…

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The NFF MacArthur Bowl’s proudest moment

PHOTO: Michigan State's Duffy Daugherty (L) and Notre Dame's Ara Parseghian share the MacArthur Bowl as co-national champions. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Georgia won its second straight football national title a week ago today, beating TCU. A day later the Bulldogs were officially awarded the MacArthur Bowl, the National Football Foundation trophy annually presented to the national title team. You might be thinking, of course. Who else gets the trophy? Well, most college football…

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