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The Most Successful HBCU Football Coach Dies at 88
Posted by Jason Dinsmore
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Thursday, April 5, 2007
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Eddie Robinson,
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Grambling State University,
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Eddie Robinson, Former Grambling State University football coach passed on Tuesday night. Now, we at Bri'Son like to be on the fore front of news and information, but this is a great loss to the Bri'Son fam. I attended Grambling for a year, and anybody that came in contact with this man can honestly say that he was a blessing to meet and know. He had a determination that all black men can take pride in and learn from.
Here is a quickie on just who Eddie Robinson was and what he did for GSU:
“Today we mourn the loss of a great Louisianan and a true American hero,” Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said.” Coach Eddie Robinson became the most successful college coach of all time and one of the greatest civil rights pioneers in our history. ... Coach Robinson elevated a small town program to national prominence and tore down barriers to achieve an equal playing field for athletes of all races.”
Robinson won 408 games, the most ever for any coach at the time of his retirement in 1997. He sent hundreds of players to the NFL and other leagues, and the majority of them were clutching college degrees when they left.
“We will be forever grateful for the more than 200 young men he developed at Grambling who starred in the NFL and those who later coached the next generation of NFL players,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said. “He always focused on coaching his players to be better men as well as better football players.”
Playing at Grambling became a goal of young black men as Robinson’s fame grew.
“Everybody wanted to play at Grambling,” Jackson State coach Rick Comegy said. He’d done such a fantastic job. He was on national TV, you know, and that was the first time I’d ever seen a black college football team on TV growing up.”
Robinson’s career spanned 11 presidents, several wars and the civil rights movement. Though his teams struggled during his final years, his overall record of excellence is what will be remembered: 408-165-15.
Until John Gagliardi of St. John’s, Minn., topped the victory mark four years ago, Robinson was the winningest coach in all of college football. (as reported on msnbc.msn.com)
Robinson won 408 games, the most ever for any coach at the time of his retirement in 1997. He sent hundreds of players to the NFL and other leagues, and the majority of them were clutching college degrees when they left.
“We will be forever grateful for the more than 200 young men he developed at Grambling who starred in the NFL and those who later coached the next generation of NFL players,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said. “He always focused on coaching his players to be better men as well as better football players.”
Playing at Grambling became a goal of young black men as Robinson’s fame grew.
“Everybody wanted to play at Grambling,” Jackson State coach Rick Comegy said. He’d done such a fantastic job. He was on national TV, you know, and that was the first time I’d ever seen a black college football team on TV growing up.”
Robinson’s career spanned 11 presidents, several wars and the civil rights movement. Though his teams struggled during his final years, his overall record of excellence is what will be remembered: 408-165-15.
Until John Gagliardi of St. John’s, Minn., topped the victory mark four years ago, Robinson was the winningest coach in all of college football. (as reported on msnbc.msn.com)
