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Fact or fiction? 1970. USC visits Birmingham and beats Bear Bryant's Alabama Crimson Tide 42-21 behind Sam "Bam" Cunningham's big day. For decades, the "story" has been told over and over, saying that after the game, Bryant brought the African-American USC running back into the Alabama locker room and told his team, "this is what a college football player looks like." So did it really happen? We get the truth, when long-time college football writer, our friend, Neal McCready, joins us inside The Press Box.
By Mike Grace, Bart Hyche, Colin Lacy, Mike Mote, Jason Powers, Roger ShultzFact or fiction? 1970. USC visits Birmingham and beats Bear Bryant's Alabama Crimson Tide 42-21 behind Sam "Bam" Cunningham's big day. For decades, the "story" has been told over and over, saying that after the game, Bryant brought the African-American USC running back into the Alabama locker room and told his team, "this is what a college football player looks like." So did it really happen? We get the truth, when long-time college football writer, our friend, Neal McCready, joins us inside The Press Box.