Read more about the article The End Game with Army West Point pioneer Gary Steele

The End Game with Army West Point pioneer Gary Steele

Visit my home page, TomShanahan.Report Gary Steele, West Point trailblazer, Army's first Black football letterman. The End Game discusses race and sports in America with a focus on Michigan State coach Duffy’s Daugherty’s 1960 teams leading college football leading the way. Duffy’s teams were the sport’s first fully integrated rosters and won national titles in 1965 and 1966. Co-hosts: Tom Shanahan, award-winning sportswriter. Herman Bulls, West Point graduate, retired Colonel and honored numerous times as one of the nation’s top African-American…

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The End Game

GRAPHIC (6th Block Creative). Visit my home page, TomShanahan.Report The End Game discusses race and sports in America with a focus on Michigan State coach Duffy's Daugherty's 1960 teams leading college football integration. Duffy's teams were the sport's first fully integrated rosters and won national titles in 1965 and 1966. Don't believe the myths and fiction surrounding the 1970 USC-Alabama game that aggrandized USC's role and obfuscated Alabama coach Bear Bryant dragging his feet into the 1970s. The…

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Read more about the article Army’s football players learn during turbulent year there is always more awareness to discover

Army’s football players learn during turbulent year there is always more awareness to discover

By TOM SHANAHAN “Awareness, awareness, awareness,” was how TV analyst Frank Broyles, a College Football Hall of Fame coach, described players with instincts. Another kind of awareness, racial, was an additional quality that Army West Point’s players gained as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. The players relied on virtual group phone calls to remain connected upon West Point closing nine months ago at the start of COVID-19 pandemic. At first, they were casual conversations from hometowns…

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