Sam "Bam" Cunningham had no idea he was making history. He was trying only to win a football game and make a name for himself.All three happened on Sept. 12, 1970.
Cunningham, playing in his first game at the University of Southern California, was the star when his racially integrated team thumped all-white University of Alabama, 42-21, at Legion Field...
...Paul "Bear" Bryant, Alabama's legendary coach, decided in the aftermath of that defeat that he needed to recruit black athletes...
...the USC-Alabama game is regarded as a watershed moment in college sports. Other universities followed...
Also, Face-to-face with a real-life legend - Tallahassee Democrat
More Gray Than Black and White - LA Times
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