Read more about the article Willie Ray Smith high school memories stay with Rivers as he climbs college ladder to NFL

Willie Ray Smith high school memories stay with Rivers as he climbs college ladder to NFL

PHOTO: Duke's Chandler Rivers of Beaumont, Texas, celebrates winning the MVP Trophy of the 2023 Birmingham Bowl. Rivers' three pass breakups and two tackles for a loss led the Blue Devils to a 17-10 win against Troy. *** 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…

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Read more about the article Bubba Smith’s big brother was instrumental to Michigan State’s Civil Rights football drive

Bubba Smith’s big brother was instrumental to Michigan State’s Civil Rights football drive

PHOTO: Willie Ray Smith Jr. was featured in a 1999 Dallas "Morning News" series highlighting 100 years of Texas high school football. By TOM SHANAHAN A pivotal figure in Michigan State football history, despite never playing for the Spartans, died at age 77 on Jan. 29 in Beaumont, Texas. He was 77. “He was the only football player I ever idolized,” once stated Bubba Smith, the “little” brother that was a Michigan State College Football Hall of Famer…

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