Jake Gaither, the longtime Florida A&M coach turned a generation of "mo-bile, a-gile and hos-tile," youngsters into some of the National Football League's fiercest competitors from the 1940's to the 1970's." My boys," as Gaither called them, may have come to him raw, but by the time they graduated to the N.F.L., as more than 40 of them did during his 25-year-run -- … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Prominent Black Football Coaches
Alonzo Jake Gaither
Tuesday Open Thread: Legendary HBCU Coaches
Good Morning Obots! Long before Bobby Bowden became a legend in Florida collegiate football, his mentor was the late great Alonzo "Jake" Gaither. Compiling the best winning percentage among all college coaches who have won at least 200 games, Alonzo Gaither became a legend while leading his teams at Florida A&M University to one championship after another during his … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Legendary HBCU Coaches