Boston Globe: 1958 team showed grace, courage in turning down bowl bid

Release Date: December 31, 2008 This content is archived.

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An article in the Boston Globe looks at the 1958 football team that declined to participate in the Tangerine Bowl because of racism and interviews several members of the team about their winning season 50 years ago and disappointment over the bigotry that prevented them from playing a bowl game.

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