Comments on: Grambling Legends: Collie J. Nicholson http://thederisoreport.hbcufannation.com/2009/07/02/grambling-legends-collie-j-nicholson/ HBCU reports featuring Nick Deriso Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:11:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alan http://thederisoreport.hbcufannation.com/2009/07/02/grambling-legends-collie-j-nicholson/#comment-193 Alan Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:13:55 +0000 http://www.thederisoreport.com/?p=2173#comment-193 I used to do some Grambling football program cover art and a few other things for Collie back in the early 80's. I was an artist for the Shreveport newspaper (and a white kid, too), only a handful of years out of ULM, then NLU. We met when he was visiting the sports department and he asked if I could help him out. It was fun to work with him and I probably did about 5-6 program covers and several post card mailers. I haven't seen or talked to him in about 20 years now, and after his death I was going thru some old papers in a box and I found a manilla folder that was covered in his handwriting (the entire folder was the note!) where he says "Alan, need poster for Grambling-Oregon State Game..." and his description of what the art should look like along with the purchase order number. At the bottom is his name, Collie, with a circle over the "i". I think I'm going to hang on to that folder. It's a good memory. I used to do some Grambling football program cover art and a few other things for Collie back in the early 80's. I was an artist for the Shreveport newspaper (and a white kid, too), only a handful of years out of ULM, then NLU. We met when he was visiting the sports department and he asked if I could help him out. It was fun to work with him and I probably did about 5-6 program covers and several post card mailers. I haven't seen or talked to him in about 20 years now, and after his death I was going thru some old papers in a box and I found a manilla folder that was covered in his handwriting (the entire folder was the note!) where he says "Alan, need poster for Grambling-Oregon State Game…" and his description of what the art should look like along with the purchase order number. At the bottom is his name, Collie, with a circle over the "i".

I think I'm going to hang on to that folder. It's a good memory.

]]> By: Mose http://thederisoreport.hbcufannation.com/2009/07/02/grambling-legends-collie-j-nicholson/#comment-192 Mose Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:44:37 +0000 http://www.thederisoreport.com/?p=2173#comment-192 I think his name should be included with Coach Hobdy on the basketball arena,"Hobdy-Nicholson" Center I think his name should be included with Coach Hobdy on the basketball arena,"Hobdy-Nicholson" Center

]]> By: Joseph Carter5 http://thederisoreport.hbcufannation.com/2009/07/02/grambling-legends-collie-j-nicholson/#comment-191 Joseph Carter5 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:53:44 +0000 http://www.thederisoreport.com/?p=2173#comment-191 Thanks for remembering. Collie J. madae my task easy because he was so deserving. The rest is history. Thanks for remembering. Collie J. madae my task easy because he was so deserving. The rest is history.

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