Speech from Gideon Smith’s grandson at Ferris State Hall of Fame enshrinement

PHOTO (Ferris State): John Belcher and Ferris State athletic director Steve Brockelbank. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report *** Below is the speech John Belcher, grandson of Gideon Smith, delivered on behalf of his late grandfather at the Ferris State Hall of Fame enshrinement on August 30, 2023, in Big Rapids, Michigan. Gideon Smith journeyed from segregated Viriginia to Ferris in 1910 and was the school's first Black football player. He was among the Black students Ferris founder Woodbridge…

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Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report So far, my Duffy History Champions are Michigan State golfers Brooke Biermann and Katie Lu and Ferris State football players Marcus Taylor and Marshawn Lee. Listen to my partners for Name, Image and Likeness videos, and their endorsements of "Raye of Light" and "The Right Thing To Do." Michigan State golfers Katie Lu and Brooke Biermann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWKr9hgL-rE This is an updated version noting Michigan State's golf success during the 2023 golf season. Biermann…

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NFF presents Bushnell Trophy to Ferris State’s Tony Annese

PHOTO: Ferris State coach Tony Annese at the American Football Coaches Association conference. This is the press release from the National Football Foundation. As an NFF member, I'm proud to post on my website an honor for Tony Annese at Ferris State, my hometown's college. IRVING, Texas (Jan. 11, 2022) - In front of more than 1,500 coaches at the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Annual Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of…

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