Read more about the article More thoughts on Tommy Love’s milestone lost in Bear Bryant mythology

More thoughts on Tommy Love’s milestone lost in Bear Bryant mythology

PHOTO: Alabama fans raised a banner that cried reverse racism. They're bigoted attitude was encouraged by Alabama coach Bear Bryant, who claimed his team should be ranked No. 1. More: Tommy Love was a game-changer on college football integration, in 1967 And more: The Tommy Love Story is compelling, but ESPN, Sports Illustrated, HBO, Showtime et al aren't buying without adding a Bear Bryant myth - Tom Shanahan Report By TOM SHANAHAN Read the following to understand a…

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Read more about the article Here are more reasons to understand Tommy Love’s moment unfairly lost to history

Here are more reasons to understand Tommy Love’s moment unfairly lost to history

PHOTO: Michigan State's Tommy Love was a Parade High School All-American, in 1966. More: The media is blinded by Bear Bryant Hagiography. More: Tommy Love was a game-changer on college football integration, in 1967 And more: The Tommy Love Story is compelling, but ESPN, Sports Illustrated, HBO, Showtime et al aren’t buying without adding a Bear Bryant myth – Tom Shanahan Report By TOM SHANAHAN Not so long ago, Tommy Love planted a 1967 flag symbolizing a tipping point to…

Continue ReadingHere are more reasons to understand Tommy Love’s moment unfairly lost to history