Education
Bachelor, Leland College, 1940;Master of Science, U. IowaDoctor of Laws (honorary), Louisiana Technology.
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Eddie Gay Robinson
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Eddie Gay Robinson, College football coach. Winner 10 national Black college football championships. Member National Association Sports & Physical Education, National Association Intercollegiate Athletics, Southwestern Athletic Conference, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, Pop Warner, Sugar Bowl, Black College.
Career
Coach football, Grambling U., Louisiana, since 1941;vice president athletics, Grambling U., Louisiana. Head coach East-West Shrine Game, 1977.
Achievements
Membership
Member National Association Sports & Physical Education, National Association Intercollegiate Athletics, Southwestern Athletic Conference, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, Pop Warner, Sugar Bowl, Black College.
Connections
M. Doris Robinson; children: Lillian Rose, Eddie Junior.
Awards
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Recipient Horatio Alger award, National Football Foundation award, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People award, Veterans of Foreign Wars award, Bear Bryant award, Liberty Bowl award, others, Special Commendations from President Ronald Reagan, National Collegiate Athletic Association, United States Congress, State of Louisiana, B'nai B'rith. Holds record of most college football victories.Recipient Horatio Alger award, National Football Foundation award, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People award, Veterans of Foreign Wars award, Bear Bryant award, Liberty Bowl award, others, Special Commendations from President Ronald Reagan, National Collegiate Athletic Association, United States Congress, State of Louisiana, B'nai B'rith. Holds record of most college football victories.