Eddie G. Robinson
Beginning in 1941, Eddie G. Robinson spent fifty-six years as head football coach at Grambling State University. He sent more than 200 players into the pros -four of which have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On October 7, 1995, Robinson became the first college football coach to break the 400-win barrier, a mark once thought to be unreachable. Over his career, he amassed 408 wins, won or shared 17 SWAC championships and won 9 black college football national championships. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.
Robinson is one of only two college football
coaches to have a museum in his honor on the
campus where he coached.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
Location. 32° 32.279′ N, 92° 42.833′ 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 left 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: Charles P. Adams (here, next to this marker); Conrad "Hutch" Hutchinson, Jr (here, next to this marker); Collie J. Nicholson (here, next to this marker);
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More about this marker. Located in the Grambling Walk of Fame/Legends Square.
Also see . . . Wikipedia Entry for Coach Eddie G. Robinson. (Submitted on November 15, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 15, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
