Read more about the article PART I: Past is prelude for Michigan State football

PART I: Past is prelude for Michigan State football

PHOTO: Michigan State president Kevin Guskiewicz with athletic director J Batt and his family upon Batt taking the helm of the Spartans' athletic future. ***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 and here for a purchase link to RAYE OF LIGHT, Jimmy Raye, Duffy Daugherty, the Integration of College Football and the 1965-66 Michigan State Spartans. — Watch a three-minute video…

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Read more about the article Tyrone Willingham, a pioneer, on college football semis and another milestone for Black coaches

Tyrone Willingham, a pioneer, on college football semis and another milestone for Black coaches

PHOTO: Tyrone Willingham (R) was Notre Dame's head coach when Jimmy Raye was a New York Jets assistant and visited an Irish practice. Visit my website homepage: TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Tyrone Willingham knows something about Black football coaches breaking barriers. He learned from his Michigan State mentors clearing paths and by establishing his own milestones. Willingham was the first Black head coach to take a team to the Rose Bowl when his 1999 Stanford team won the…

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