FORMER NFL AND MSU FOOTBALL PLAYER GENE WASHINGTON SEEKS PUBLIC’S HELP IN DISSEMINATING PUBLICATION STATUS INFORMATION REGARDING DUFFY DAUGHERTY: A MAN AHEAD OF HIS TIME PUBLISHED BY MSU PRESS

MSU ceased publication of Duffy Daugherty: A Man Ahead of His Time by David Claerbaut in 2023 after an integrity review. Since then, former NFL and MSU football player Gene Washington, his family, and other former student-athletes have been trying, to no avail to secure Michigan State University’s help in issuing a notice of publication status to alert potential readers of the ethics and integrity issues in the publication. At this time, as MSU has failed to act, Mr. Washington and his family have moved forward with their own efforts, with the support of their attorneys at AW and Early Sullivan. The notice of publication status, a press release, and supporting information are available below and at the “Press Kit” link.

In September 2022, former NFL and MSU football player Gene Washington, his family, and other former student-athletes became aware of an MSU Press publication titled Duffy Daugherty: A Man Ahead of His Time by David Claerbaut in 2022 as a result of publicity articles, social media posts, and direct messages regarding a film project titled Black Spartans that was in production reportedly based on the book. Those impacted by MSUs failure to provide public notice seek to provide clarification for readers to prevent misunderstanding and false historical representations in the book and the film project.

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