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U-M alumnus Bob Mann joins the University of Indiana’s Mel Groomes as the first two African Americans to play football for the Detroit Lions.
U-M alumnus Bob Mann joins the University of Indiana’s Mel Groomes as the first two African Americans to play football for the Detroit Lions.