Wednesday, April 4

Football Legend Eddie Robinson Passes

by A.man.I

Former Grambling State University head coach Eddie Robinson has passed. Robinson was the winningest head coach in college football history. Robinson's coaching career spanned five decades, and he recorded an impressive record of 408 wins, 165 losses, and 15 ties.

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More than 200 of his players went on to the NFL, including Doug Williams, who became the first African American quarterback to win a Super Bowl. Robinson suffered from Alzheimer's disease, which forced him to retire in 1997. He was 88.

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