Steve McNair (QB, Alcorn State University, 1991-1994) has been named to the Black College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012. He joins 10 others selected from a list of 35 finalists who had been determined earlier by the Black College Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee. Induction ceremonies will be held February 18, 2012 [...]
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James ‘Shack’ Harris’ legendary career was sparked by MLK’s dream
James “Shack” Harris (QB, Grambling State University, 1965-68) has been named to the Black College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012. He joins 10 others selected from a list of 35 finalists who had been determined earlier by the Black College Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee. Induction ceremonies will be held February 18, [...]
Willie Brown was a player of record-breaking skill, amazing stamina
Willie Brown (DB, Grambling State University, 1959-63) has been named to the Black College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012. He joins 10 others selected from a list of 35 finalists who had been determined earlier by the Black College Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee. Induction ceremonies will be held February 18, 2012 [...]
Eddie G. Robinson’s victories, because of the obstacles, will always mean more
All due respect to Joe Paterno, who has tied Grambling’s Eddie G. Robinson for all-time college football wins in Division I. But Robinson’s victories meant more, because of the time in which they were won. Robinson passed coach Paul “Bear” Bryant once-thought-unassailable record of 324 career victories back in 1984, and the bulk of his [...]
Al Davis’ most important accomplishment in pro football: Fighting for equality
Al Davis has been rightly praised, since his death on Saturday, for an uncompromising vision in promoting the downfield passing attack that defined not just his old AFL Raiders franchise, but the modern NFL. He also helped usher in the age of free agency, with a series of gutsy thefts of NFL talent before the [...]
Alcorn State to honor all-time winningest coach Marino Casem
Alcorn State will rename its football stadium this weekend in honor of league legend Marino Casem, who with a record of 139–70–8 (including 86 SWAC victories) is the all-time winningest coach in school history. The Braves face in-state conference rival Mississippi Valley State at 4 p.m. Saturday. “I really think this is an incredible weekend, [...]
Steady ambition led often-overlooked Everson Walls to Grambling Legends hall
When nobody believed in Everson Walls, and that was often, he always believed in himself. “You’re going to have to have the heart,” he would tell himself. “You’re going to have to come through for yourself.” Finally, after years of steady effort, the former Grambling State defensive back came to understand one of football’s basic [...]
Douglas Porter recognized for role as key contributor at Grambling
Douglas Porter, who had a five-decade long career in coaching and athletic administration, earned induction into the College Football Hall of Fame for his work helming three lower-division programs. A new honor will hit closer to home for the Grambling, Louisiana, resident: He’s entering the Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame as a contributor for [...]
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