Read more about the article WRITTEN OUT OF HISTORY, Part II: Mr. October met Bear Bryant in Jim Crow Birmingham, 1967

WRITTEN OUT OF HISTORY, Part II: Mr. October met Bear Bryant in Jim Crow Birmingham, 1967

PHOTO (L-R): Dave Duncan, manager John McNamara and Reggie Jackson with the 1967 Birmingham A's at Rickwood Field. ** Buy me a coffee to support my research to tell untold college football integration untold stories. Thomas Shanahan | @Thomas-Shanahan-23 *** “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” --- Maya Angelou, writer and poet. “Part of history is not excusing people for what they believed in real time.” --- Jon Meacham, historian, author and…

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Read more about the article Here’s what media’s John Robinson obituaries missed

Here’s what media’s John Robinson obituaries missed

PHOTO: John Robinson with Jimmy Raye on the LA Rams' sideline. By TOM SHANAHAN Many USC legends are paying their tributes to USC's John Robinson, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who died Monday at age 89. Among them with posts on Twitter were two of his greatest Trojans, Ronnie Lott and Marcus Allen. Below are few more thoughts I considered. *** RIP John Robinson. His obituaries need to include he advanced opportunities for Black coaches. Jimmy…

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