Read more about the article A Beacon for all Spartans to follow

A Beacon for all Spartans to follow

PHOTO: Pat Gallinagh (55) pursues Notre Dame quarterback Terry Hanratty along with College Football Hall of Famers Bubba Smith (95) and George Webster (90) in the 1966 Game of the Century at Spartan Stadium. Hanratty suffered a broken collarbone on the tackle by Smith. Michigan State defensive lineman Pat Gallinagh wrote this poem to commemorate the enshrinement of the 1965 and 1966 teams in MSU Hall of Fame. Gallinagh was an Academic All-American and second-team All-Big Ten pick…

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What is a Spartan?

For more Michigan State history, visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report Written and read by Pat Gallinagh, a 1966 Academic All-American defensive lineman while playing on Michigan State's 1965 and 1966 national championship teams that won back-to-back unbeaten Big Ten titles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXMyk9WWJDg *** https://twitter.com/Shanny4055/status/1402405083502026752

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Read more about the article Alan Haller endorsed by Spartans from national championship teams

Alan Haller endorsed by Spartans from national championship teams

For more Michigan State history, visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report CLICK ON LINK BELOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0_k2wsXurs By TOM SHANAHAN Michigan State players from the head coach Duffy Daugherty's 1965 and 1966 national championship teams that won back-to-back unbeaten Big Ten titles endorse Alan Haller as the school's next athletic director. Daugherty's 1960s teams led college football integration with its first fully integrated rosters. He combined a Midwest-based roster with African-Americans recruited from the segregated South and players on his…

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