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Clint Jones and his 1964 touchdown at North Carolina that history ignored

Post author:Tom Shanahan
Post published:November 23, 2023
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PHOTO: Clint Jones and Duffy Daugherty. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN CHAPEL HILL – Michigan State College Football Hall of Famer Clint Jones says he wants to live to be a healthy 100 years old. To that end, last week he visited the University of North Carolina’s Center for the Study of Retired Athletes. Jones, 78, was among former NFL players poked and prodded with testing and evaluations. The NFL Players Association sponsored their week through…

Michigan State honoring Duffy Daugherty and his 1960s teams has Gene Smith as a unique supporter

Post author:Tom Shanahan
Post published:October 7, 2022
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PHOTO: Michigan State's Duffy Daugherty with his five two-time All-American players from the 1965-66 national title teams (L-R): Clinton Jones, Bob Apisa, Bubba Smith, Gene Washington and George Webster. Tom Shanahan is an author and college football integration historian honored by the FWAA for his story on the 1962 Rose Bowl. *** Michigan State’s plans for a statue honoring Duffy Daugherty and his 1960s teams that led college football integration are still on the drawing board, but Ohio…

Jimmy Raye and other Spartans take legal action against film

Post author:Tom Shanahan
Post published:September 14, 2022
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Visiti my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN To my faithful readers: First, let me thank you for past support of “Raye of Light.” As my Twitter account reads, "Raye of Light was the first book to tell the untold stories of Duffy Daugherty's Underground Railroad. Original research explains Daugherty's 1960s teams were the first fully integrated college football rosters and led college football integration. My collaboration with Jimmy Raye, a member of that original Underground Railroad, and…