Grambling Coach Pursues Quiet White Player Breakthrough
Grambling State University coach Eddie Robinson, in 27 seasons, quietly pursues a new play the integration of a white player. Freshman Jim Gregory from Corcoran, California, is the first white football player to don a Grambling uniform, training alongside Black teammates as Robinson frames it as a normal move toward educational equality and broader recruiting.
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Twins Fire Cal Ermer as Manager After Disappointing Season
Calvin Coolidge Ermer was fired Monday as manager of the Minnesota Twins. Twins president Celvin Griffith said a successor would not be announced until after the World Series. The move comes after a 1967 season that left Minnesota in seventh place, their worst finish since moving to Minneapolis in 1961.
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Aaron hints at retirement after 1969 season
Atlanta slugger Hank Aaron, after 15 years with the Braves, indicates age may force retirement after 1969. He talks of wanting one more good season while acknowledging he will be 35 at spring training and notes his 1968 stats of 160 games 29 homers 287 average 86 RBIs and 28 steals.
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