Read more about the article Eric Marshall’s Civil Rights journey from Mississippi to Michigan State to Vietnam and to San Francisco

Eric Marshall’s Civil Rights journey from Mississippi to Michigan State to Vietnam and to San Francisco

PHOTO: A mob of 3,000 White supremacists, students and outsiders, sparked the deadly Ole Miss Riot of 1962. The pivotal Civil Rights moment influenced Eric Marshall's future. HIS STORY IS A LIFE LESSON FOR TODAY'S COVID-19 IMPACTED ATHLETES. HE ADAPTED TO HISTORY'S TWISTS AND TURNS, LIVING THROUGH THE OLE MISS RIOT OF 1962, ESCAPING SEGRAGATION ABOARD MICHIGAN STATE COACH DUFFY DAUGHERTY'S UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, SERVING AS A YOUNG LIEUTENANT IN VIETNAM AND RETIRING FROM A SECOND CAREER AS A…

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Read more about the article Bleier saw world from Game of Century to Vietnam War and four Super Bowls

Bleier saw world from Game of Century to Vietnam War and four Super Bowls

PHOTO: Rocky Bleier. Story reposted from Sept. 15, 2016. BY TOM SHANAHAN Rocky Bleier stood atop the college football world in 1966 as a national champion running back at Notre Dame. The Irish were voted No. 1 over No. 2 Michigan State after the teams met in their 1966 Game of the Century, playing to a controversial 10-10 tie. The Associated Press (writers) and United Press (coaches, now USA Today) favored Notre Dame in the contentious era of…

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