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Originally Posted by 26.2
Yes but we got Bubba Smith for giving him up to Bear Bryant who couldn't take Smith because he was black. I think it was fair trade!
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Just for clarification sake, it wasn't bubba who was reccommended to come up North by Bear Bryant. It was an Africian American in Alabama who wanted to play there but going to Alabama at that time was easier said than done. So Joe Willy, who couldn't get into state based on Big 10 academics was steered to the academically friendly Tide in the SEC by Duffy and the player in Alabama was steered to State by the Bear where blacks had been playing for years. I'll work on that players name......
Baron, anything? He knows this stuff.......