Story of how Duffy steered Jimmy Raye to Fred Akers and eventually NFL career as coach and mentor
Story is reposted from Sept. 25, 2014. By TOM SHANAHAN Some of the highest praise in the coaching profession for Jimmy Raye is offered by former Texas coach Fred Akers, an unlikely source considering their backgrounds. They grew up on opposite sides of segregation as athletes and later as young coaches, but their paths did cross in 1976. Akers was Wyoming's head coach and Raye served in an offensive coordinator role. The 1976 Cowboys shared the Western Athletic…