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Sam Cunningham, USC player who helped integrate college football, dies at 71

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September 7, 2021September 7, 2021News Room

Cunningham, the New England Patriots’ first-round pick in the 1973 NFL draft, ran for 5,453 yards during his nine-year career.

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