Former Grambling Coach Eddie Robinson Dies
RUSTON, La.
Eddie Robinson, who sent more than 200 players to the NFL and won 408 games during a 57-year career, has died. He was 88.
Super Bowl MVP quarterback Doug Williams, one of Robinson’s former players, said the former Grambling State University coach died about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Robinson had been admitted to Lincoln General Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.
Robinson’s was a career that spanned 11 presidents, several wars and the civil rights movement.
His older records were what people remembered: in 57 years, Robinson set the standard for victories, going 408-165-15. John Gagliardi of St. John’s, Minn., passed Robinson in 2003 and has 443 wins.
“The real record I have set for over 50 years is the fact that I have had one job and one wife,” Robinson said.
