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Pro Football Hall’s NFL Awards of Excellence pulls Sherman Lewis’ trailblazing career out of shadows

Post author:Tom Shanahan
Post published:June 26, 2023
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PHOTO (Courtesy Pro Football Hall of Fame): Sherman Lewis with his NFL Awards of Excellence trophy presented on June 29 at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio). Duffy is still establishing milestones Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Sherman Lewis established himself as a true 1960s pioneer of college football integration at Michigan State, but a step toward writing his name back into history takes place this week thanks to the Pro Football…

My Willie Thrower story on Spartanmag.com

Post author:Tom Shanahan
Post published:February 12, 2023
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Visit my website homepage at TomShanahan.Report Thanks to Spartanmag.com for posting my story on Michigan State's Willie Thrower, the first Black quarterback in the NFL. Thrower was recruited by Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty -- an assistant under Biggie Munn (1947-53) until he was promoted to head coach, 1954-72. Thrower, in the era before freshmen were eligible for the varsity, played for the Spartans from 1950-52. Click below: Michigan State's Willie Thrower blazed trail for Mahomes and Hurts…

Damar Hamlin’s collapse showed the NFL failed to learn from Chuck Hughes

Post author:Tom Shanahan
Post published:January 7, 2023
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PHOTO: The Detroit Free Press front page following the Bears-Lions game played on Oct. 24, 1971, at Tiger Stadium. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN The NFL muddled through plans on what to do next after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field with a heart attack and was rushed to University of Cincinnati Hospital. If the NFL had a plan in place based on a past tragedy in 1971, the focus could have…