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Sam Cunningham. Samuel Lewis Cunningham Jr (August 15, 1950 – September 7, 2021), nicknamed " Bam ", [1] was an American professional football player who was a fullback for 10 seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). [2] He played college football for the USC Trojans, where he earned first-team All-American ...
Sep 9, 2021 · Sept. 9, 2021. Sam Cunningham, a fullback for the integrated University of Southern California football team that in 1970 trounced Coach Bear Bryant’s all-white Alabama squad, died on Tuesday at ...
Sep 7, 2021 · USC football great Sam "Bam" Cunningham, who went on to become the New England Patriots' all-time leading rusher, died Tuesday in Inglewood, California. He was 71.
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Sep 7, 2021 · Sam 'Bam' Cunningham, the Hall of Fame running back from USC credited with helping integrate college football in the early 1970s, died Tuesday. He was 71.
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Sep 7, 2021 · Sam “Bam” Cunningham was a fullback who helped integrate football in the South with his performance against Alabama in 1970. He also set records with the Patriots and was inducted into several halls of fame.
Sep 8, 2021 · 3 of 5 | . FILE - In this Oct. 8, 1978, file photo, New England Patriots Sam Cunningham (39) comes over the top of the Philadelphia line with some help from New England’s Andy Johnson (32), to give the Patriots a 17-0 lead early in the second quarter of an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass. Cunningham, an All-American fullback at Southern California whose performance against Alabama was credited for helping integrate football in the Deep South before he went on to a record-setting ...
Sep 7, 2021 · "Sam 'Bam' Cunningham was one of my favorite players throughout the '70s and my sons all loved him," Patriots owner Robert Kraft said in a statement. "After I bought the team in 1994, it was my ...
