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Bear Bryant

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Cunningham did more for integration in Alabama in 60 minutes than Martin Luther King Jr.
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African-American Sam "Bam" Cunningham led University of Southern California's integrated football team to a lopsided victory against Alabama's segregated team in 1970. Bryant integrated Alabama's team the next year.

 
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