In 1963 at Michigan State University, Head Coach Duffy Daugherty chose 23 black men to play on the college team. From this move came legends Gene Washington, Bubba Smith, George Webster and Clinton Jones. Director Maya Washington, Gene Washington’s daughter, charts the legacy of her father’s career and influence, along with the impact the events of 1963 have shown in the present day.
Gene Washington
Maya Washington
Sterling Armstrong
Clinton Jones
Alan Page
Ernie Pasteur
Jimmy Raye
Claudith Washington
Joe Kapp
Carl Eller
Mark Dantonio
Bennie Fowler
Micajah Reynolds
Sha Cage
Shelly Lahner
Khary Jackson
James Gardner
Mary Moore Easter
Erin Gardner
Myrtis Richard
Lynette Simmons
John Washington
Ephenetta Parker
Mary Lee Carter
Travis Parker
M.L. Phillips
Johnny Smith
Dan Daugherty
Essie Hebert
Don Weatherspoon
William Ware
Hank Bullough
Tom Izzo
Jack Ebling
Pat Gallinagh
Renae Venman
Evan Cruse
Max Bullough
Scherrie Payne
Freda Payne
Marcia Livingston
Dree Daugherty
Lisa Washington Mielke
Gina Washington
Ashley Green
Kayla Marie Mielke
Rayna Jeanne Mielke
Jim Summers
Jerry West
Vince Carillot
Jim Marshall
Greg Coleman
Dave Osborn
Mick Tingelhoff
Oscar Reed
John Henderson
Fred Zamberletti
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