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When the Washington Redskins drafted Charlie Brown ouf of South Carolina State in the 1981 NFL Draft, they only knew that they were getting a fleet footed reciever who had come off a stellar collegiate career at a traditionally black college. Black colleges had certainly produced top notch talent before, but Charlie Brown looked average [...]
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