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	<title>The Deriso Report &#187; Legends</title>
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		<title>Steve McNair&#8217;s collegiate legend kept growing, even in defeat</title>
		<link>http://thederisoreport.hbcufannation.com/2011/11/25/steve-mcnairs-collegiate-legend-kept-growing-even-in-defeat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick DeRiso</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alcorn State]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve McNair (QB, Alcorn State University, 1991-1994) has been named to the Black College Football Hall of Fame&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>James &#8216;Shack&#8217; Harris&#8217; legendary career was sparked by MLK&#8217;s dream</title>
		<link>http://thederisoreport.hbcufannation.com/2011/11/24/james-shack-harris-legendary-career-was-sparked-by-mlks-dream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick DeRiso</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Black College Football Hall of Fame]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[James “Shack” Harris (QB, Grambling State University, 1965-68) has been named to the Black College Football Hall of Fame&#8217;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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Willie Brown was a player of record-breaking skill, amazing stamina</title>
		<link>http://thederisoreport.hbcufannation.com/2011/11/22/willie-brown-was-a-player-of-record-breaking-skill-amazing-stamina/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick DeRiso</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Black College Football Hall of Fame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eddie G. Robinson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Willie Brown (DB, Grambling State University, 1959-63) has been named to the Black College Football Hall of Fame&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eddie G. Robinson&#8217;s victories, because of the obstacles, will always mean more</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick DeRiso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alabama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Douglas Porter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eddie G. Robinson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joe Paterno]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Gagliardi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul 'Bear' Bryant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penn State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sammy White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWAC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[All due respect to Joe Paterno, who has tied Grambling&#8217;s Eddie G. Robinson for all-time college football wins in Division I. But Robinson&#8217;s victories meant more, because of the time in which they were won. Robinson passed coach Paul &#8220;Bear&#8221; Bryant once-thought-unassailable record of 324 career victories back in 1984, and the bulk of his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Al Davis&#8217; most important accomplishment in pro football: Fighting for equality</title>
		<link>http://thederisoreport.hbcufannation.com/2011/10/11/al-davis-most-important-accomplishment-in-pro-football-fighting-for-equality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick DeRiso</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Al Davis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Earl Faison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ernie Ladd]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alcorn State to honor all-time winningest coach Marino Casem</title>
		<link>http://thederisoreport.hbcufannation.com/2011/09/14/alcorn-state-to-honor-all-time-winningest-coach-marino-casem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick DeRiso</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[On the sidelines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcorn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marino Casem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melvin Spears]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. &#8220;I really think this is an incredible weekend, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steady ambition led often-overlooked Everson Walls to Grambling Legends hall</title>
		<link>http://thederisoreport.hbcufannation.com/2011/07/15/steady-ambition-led-often-overlooked-everson-walls-to-grambling-legends-hall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick DeRiso</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[First downs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When nobody believed in Everson Walls, and that was often, he always believed in himself. &#8220;You&#8217;re going to have to have the heart,&#8221; he would tell himself. &#8220;You&#8217;re going to have to come through for yourself.&#8221; Finally, after years of steady effort, the former Grambling State defensive back came to understand one of football&#8217;s basic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Douglas Porter recognized for role as key contributor at Grambling</title>
		<link>http://thederisoreport.hbcufannation.com/2011/07/14/douglas-porter-recognized-for-role-as-key-contributor-at-grambling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick DeRiso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grambling&#8217;s Larry Wright rose from humble beginnings to &#8216;Legend&#8217;-ary status</title>
		<link>http://thederisoreport.hbcufannation.com/2011/07/13/gramblings-larry-wright-rose-from-humble-beginnings-to-legend-ary-status/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick DeRiso</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fred C. Hobdy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Larry Wright, the product of a single-parent home in the poorest part of southside Monroe, never let his humble beginnings slow him down. He helped teams win basketball championships in high school and college, then titles in the National Basketball Association and overseas. That fiery determination will be recognized with Wright&#8217;s induction on July 16 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frank Lewis moves from quiet contributor to Grambling Legend</title>
		<link>http://thederisoreport.hbcufannation.com/2011/07/13/frank-lewis-moves-from-quiet-contributor-to-grambling-legend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick DeRiso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frank Lewis was as quiet as he was deadly proficient in the game of football. And, in many ways, the Houma native remains just that unassuming. Until you get him to talking about his college alma mater. &#8220;There&#8217;s something about Grambling,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a small school in a secluded area. But if I had [...]]]></description>
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