Read more about the article Jimmy Raye’s quarterback and coaching careers span Jim Crow segregation to honored Fayetteville citizen to NC Sports Hall of Fame

Jimmy Raye’s quarterback and coaching careers span Jim Crow segregation to honored Fayetteville citizen to NC Sports Hall of Fame

PHOTO: Jimmy Raye rode Duffy Daugherty's Underground Railroad from Fayetteville, N.C., the ational titles at Michigan State and to the NFL. In 2023, the NFL 360/NFL Network documentary "The Indelible Legacy of Jimmy Raye" won a Sports Emmy Award. 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. *** --- Watch this video about our documentary in development: Game Changers of the Century. Game…

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My MSUings on Spartans upsetting No. 13 Michigan

PHOTO: Mel Tucker wins his first Michigan State game in an upset at Michigan. By TOM SHANAHAN MSUings on Michigan State (1-1) upsetting No. 13-ranked Michigan (1-1) 27-24 Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor. Mel Tucker conjured up a little Nick Saban magic, matching his mentor with a win in their first game against Michigan. And, like Saban, Tucker’s multi-sport quarterback was a gamer. Rocky Lombardi, a champion high school wrestler, dug down with some wrestler tenacity -- real…

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