Read more about the article Michigan State’s 1965 and 1966 players assembled for a Hall of Fame scene no other school can match

Michigan State’s 1965 and 1966 players assembled for a Hall of Fame scene no other school can match

PHOTO, Michigan State’s 58 players from the 1965 and 1966 national championship teams gathered for a photo at the Clara B. Smith Academic Center and MSU Hall of Fame. The Spartans under College Football Hall of Fame head coach Duffy Daugherty led college football integration more than any other program. From Kirkus, The Right Thing To Do: "Fascinating read" ... "unexpected subplots" ... "A work of sports history that fill gaps" ... "prose is breezy" - Tom Shanahan…

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Read more about the article Thanks to The State News for print media story understanding 1965 and 1966 teams entering MSU Hall of Fame were transformative

Thanks to The State News for print media story understanding 1965 and 1966 teams entering MSU Hall of Fame were transformative

PHOTO: College Football Hall of Fame coach Duffy Daugherty spoke to his 1965 team before a road game. Seated on the bench were team captains Steve Juday (23) and Don Japinga (14) next to linebacker Charlie Thornhill. Standing by the pillar was College Football Hall of Famer Clinton Jones (26). On the other side of the pillar with his second number blocked his Harold Lucas (51). Seated behind Juday with is head turned toward Daugherty was Polynesian Football…

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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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