Little Rock Nine’s Ernest Green: Jerry Jones received a pass; Dallas owner also passed on Sherman Lewis

PHOTO: The photo of Jerry Jones taken in 1957as he stood among a mob of White supremacists at North Little Rock High. The photo accompanied a story published in the Washington Post by David Maraniss and Sally Jenkins. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN NBA megastar LeBron James speaks up on social issues from his sports throne. King James’ fame commands attention. Civil Rights advocate Ernest Green speaks from the crucible of America’s tumultuous desegregation years.…

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“Spirit in the House, Alan Haller!”

Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN "Ghost in the House, champ!" Having recently watched a preview of the upcoming PBS documentary on Muhammad Ali and read "Blood Brothers," that haunting chant from Bundini Brown, Ali's friend and cornerman, came to mind while awaiting the outcome of Michigan State’s national search for a new athletic director. The thoughts aren’t as disconnected as it might sound. Brown's chant conjured Jack Johnson as Ali returned to the boxing ring…

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Milestones, Championships, Hall-of-Famers, the 1966 Game of the Century and the 1967 NFL draft

GRAPHIC (6th Block Creative): Quarterback Jimmy Raye (16), head coach Duffy Daugherty and co-captain Clinton Jones (26). Research for these lists date to 2012 and writing "Raye of Light: Jimmy Raye, Duffy Daugherty, the 1965-66 Michigan State Spartans and the integration of college football," August Publications. Foreword by Tony Dungy. Visit my home page, TomShanahan.Report https://twitter.com/Shanny4055/status/1524877458822029323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1524877458822029323%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftomshanahan.report%2F2022%2F05%2Ftwo-michigan-state-womens-golf-team-members-share-their-summer-reading-list%2F By TOM SHANAHAN Duffy Daugherty's Michigan State ground-breaking 1960s teams with a Great Northward Football Migration featured giants of the game recruited…

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