Small world: My story in the Honolulu Star Advertiser

PHOTO: Army's Quinn Maretzki of Honolulu Punahou kicked two field goals in the fog in Army's 2020 win over Navy to clinch the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. Visit my website, TomShanahan.Report Personal note: About 1960 or so, my namesake uncle was a young U.S. Marine Corps officer stationed in Hawaii. The Honolulu Advertiser used a political cartoon he drew. With this story I wrote on Army place-kicker Quinn Maretzki, the name Tom Shanahan is back in Hawaii's newspaper. *** By…

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WWP Donation page: West Point’s Markel Johnson finds his way

My “West Point Football Report” provides features on Army’s football players. Your subscription fee through Substack and Stripe will be donated, 100 percent, to the Wounded Warriors Project my 501-(c)(3), Books for Sparty. Tom Shanahan is an author, award-winning sportswriter and college football historian focused on the sport’s integration. He earned first-place honors from the FWAA for his story on the 1962 Rose Bowl. *** By TOM SHANAHAN Army’s Markell Johnson sat for an interview after practice just…

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Donate to WWP: West Point’s open door a contrast with football paranoia

PHOTO: Nate Smith (44) commented on Army's open-door media policy in an era when college programs close practice and limit player access. Tom Shanahan is an author and college football integration historian honored by the FWAA for his story on the 1962 Rose Bowl. My “West Point Football Report” provides features on Army’s football players. Your subscription fee through Substack and Stripe will be donated, 100 percent, to the Wounded Warriors Project my 501-(c)(3), Books for Sparty. Click on…

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