Though it will never be admitted in the history books, the college coach that produced the most NFL players during his tenure at a single school, in history, is Eddie Robinson. How important was Robinson to Grambling State? He WAS Grambling State. … [Read more...] about NFL Open Thread: Eddie Robinson
Eddie Robinson
Thursday Open Thread: Prominent Black College Football Coaches
Eddie Robinson coached Grambling State University for 55 years. He won 408 games, lost 165, and tied 15. The 408 games won set a record for a college football coach. Among other achievements were these: 17 championships in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, 9 Black College National Championships, a streak of 27 consecutive winning seasons 1960-86. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Prominent Black College Football Coaches
Friday Open Thread: Legendary HBCU Coaches
Its Friday Bay-bee-BAY-BAY! No list of great coaches could be complete without the one and only Eddie Robinson. For 56 years, Coach Rob, as he is affectionately known, was the head coach at Grambling State University and during that time established himself as the winningest coach in college football history. Robinson retired with a record of 408 wins, 165 losses and 15 … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Legendary HBCU Coaches