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Emmy Award: The Indelible Legacy of Jimmy Raye

Post author:Tom Shanahan
Post published:May 23, 2023
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PHOTO: Jimmy Raye (L) and Osahon Tongo backstage at the 44th annual Sports Emmys in New York celebrating the award. Visit TomShanahan.Report homepage. By TOM SHANAHAN NFL 360 producer/director Osahon Tongo was awarded the Emmy for “Outstanding Edited Special” on Monday night at the 44th Sports Emmys in New York. Tongo’s feature, “The Indelible Jimmy Raye,” told the story of Raye’s journey from the segregated Fayetteville, N.C., to Michigan State in 1964 and to the NFL. He was…

My new books on Michigan State leading college football integration soon to be released

Post author:Tom Shanahan
Post published:April 15, 2023
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Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report My two upcoming books should be available soon. Please keep checking back to my website for release dates and information on purchasing the books. THE RIGHT THING TO DO The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s Foreword by Ruffin McNeill Introduction by Mel Tucker August Publications The second publication is a children's book: BUBBA'S DAD, DUFFY AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Taylor Made Publications -30- I invite you to follow…

Izzo’s unique consistency knocking on Final Four doors

Post author:Tom Shanahan
Post published:April 12, 2023
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PHOTO: Michigan State coach Tom Izzo opened his 25th straight NCAA tournament guiding the Spartans to a first-round win over USC. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN It’s true a Final Four opportunity escaped Michigan State with the Sweet Sixteen loss to Kansas State, but that’s a backwards view – an over-and-back violation of the program’s 25-year streak of NCAA tournament trips. The drought, after all, is only three seasons! Plenty of schools and coaches –…