Fred Hobdy had simple words of encouragement when Patricia Cage-Bibbs talked about leaving: “If you can make it at Grambling,” he told her, “you can make it anywhere.”
Hobdy, the legendary former GSU men’s basketball coach and athletic administrator, was right, of course.
Cage-Bibbs, after putting the Grambling women’s basketball program on the map, has since tacked on a string of championships during stops at Hampton and North Carolina A&T.
Her story comes full circle this month, as Cage-Bibbs — a native of nearby Choudrant, and former girls coach at Dubach High — earns enshrinement into the Grambling Legends Hall of Fame.
The Legends’ second annual induction ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. July 17, at the Monroe Civic Center. Fellow inductees include Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams, two-time American Football League all-star Garland Boyette, hall of fame trainer Eugene “Doc” Harvey, 1950s-era basketball standout James Hooper, former Grambling school president Joseph B. Johnson, two-time NFL Pro Bowler Roosevelt Taylor, and former NFL rookie of the year Sammy White, among others.
“God has truly blessed me,” said Cage-Bibbs, who is a 1972 graduate of Grambling. “When you look at the list of great athletes and overall great people that are going in with me, it is truly humbling.”
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