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Donate to WWP: West Point’s open door a contrast with football paranoia

Post author:Tom Shanahan
Post published:October 13, 2022
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PHOTO: Nate Smith (44) commented on Army's open-door media policy in an era when college programs close practice and limit player access. Tom Shanahan is an author and college football integration historian honored by the FWAA for his story on the 1962 Rose Bowl. My “West Point Football Report” provides features on Army’s football players. Your subscription fee through Substack and Stripe will be donated, 100 percent, to the Wounded Warriors Project my 501-(c)(3), Books for Sparty. Click on…

Raye of Light in the Chicago Tribune, The Sherman Report and official Big Ten History Book

Post author:Tom Shanahan
Post published:October 15, 2020
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Ed Sherman, veteran Chicago Tribune writer, is the author of the Big Ten's official history book, "This is B1G" that was published in 2019. Sherman's 352-page volume includes citing "Raye of Light" while highlighting the impact of Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty's 1960s Underground Railroad teams leading of integration of modern college football. Daugherty and his five 1965-66 All-Americans are pictured on Page 48 (below). Sherman previously posted articles in the upon the release of Raye of Light…