Read more about the article Bear Bryant myths and sports journalism negligence: Mythmakers never read Tom Siler

Bear Bryant myths and sports journalism negligence: Mythmakers never read Tom Siler

PHOTO: Knoxville News-Sentinel sports editor wrote stories challenging segregation that most of the 1960s sports media avoided. ***Visit my homepage: TomShanahan.Report — Click here for review and purchase link: THE RIGHT THING TO DO, The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s and here for a purchase link to RAYE OF LIGHT, Jimmy Raye, Duffy Daugherty, the Integration of College Football and the 1965-66 Michigan State Spartans. — Learn about our documentary at the fundraising stage, GAME CHANGERS OF THE…

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Read more about the article SEC Network’s Texas/Oklahoma Wishbone film ignores Houston Veer, flipped script to Bryant Revisionist history and omits true pioneers

SEC Network’s Texas/Oklahoma Wishbone film ignores Houston Veer, flipped script to Bryant Revisionist history and omits true pioneers

PHOTO above (Houston 1966 yearbook): Houston quarterback Bo Burris rolls out of the Veer offense in a 1965 game at Tennessee. A 2018 Sports Illustrated article credited Houston coach Bill Yeoman for the “the first true triple option” with his Veer offense. ***Visit my homepage: TomShanahan.Report — Click here for review and purchase link: THE RIGHT THING TO DO, The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s and here for a purchase link to RAYE OF LIGHT, Jimmy Raye,…

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Read more about the article Bear Bryant’s Civil Rights wake-up call was 55 years ago this week — one year before 1970 USC-Alabama fairytale

Bear Bryant’s Civil Rights wake-up call was 55 years ago this week — one year before 1970 USC-Alabama fairytale

PHOTO: Tennessee's Jackie Walker returned a first-quarter interception for a 21-0 lead en route to a 41-14 victory. From Kirkus, The Right Thing To Do: "Fascinating read" ... "unexpected subplots" ... "A work of sports history that fill gaps" ... "prose is breezy" - Tom Shanahan Report By TOM SHANAHAN Bear Bryant was behind the times when integrated Tennessee arrived to play all-White Alabama at Legion Field in 1969. He was further behind when USC arrived at the…

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