Read more about the article More on how the college football and the NFL ignored the talent of Black quarterbacks

More on how the college football and the NFL ignored the talent of Black quarterbacks

PHOTO: Michigan State's Jimmy Raye hands off to Syracuse's Larry Csonka in a publicity photo for the 1968 East-West Shrine Game played at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. In the days before the NFL Combine, pro teams used all-star games evaluations prior to the draft. ***Visit my homepage: TomShanahan.Report — Click here for review and purchase link: THE RIGHT THING TO DO, The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s and here for a purchase link to RAYE…

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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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