Grambling in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Collie J. Nicholson
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 14, 2020
1. Collie J. Nicholson Marker
Collie J. Nicholson, Grambling's first sports information director, wrote the school right into the national consciousness and he did it with nothing more than a battered typewriter and a big heart. Nicholson served as Sports Information Director at Grambling for thirty years through 1978, forging a lasting identity for the country college and shaping the careers of countless young student athletes with his flair for descriptive writing.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
Location. 32° 32.279′ N, 92° 42.832′ W. Marker is in Grambling, Louisiana, in Lincoln Parish. It can be reached from Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grambling LA 71245, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Conrad "Hutch" Hutchinson, Jr (here, next to this marker); Charles P. Adams (here, next to this marker); Paul "Tank" Younger (here, next to this marker); Eddie G. Robinson (here, next to this marker); James "Shack" Harris (here, next to this marker); Charlie Joiner (here, next to this marker); Douglas L. Williams
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More about this marker. Located in the Grambling Walk of Fame/Legends Square.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 14, 2020
2. Collie J. Nicholson Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
