Eddie Robinson

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Eddie Robinson was a legendary American college football coach best known for building Grambling State University into a powerhouse program and becoming one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history.

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instanceOf American football coach
human
awardReceived Amos Alonzo Stagg Award NERFINISHED
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award NERFINISHED
burialPlace Grambling Memorial Gardens, Grambling, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath Alzheimer's disease
child Eddie Robinson Jr. NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1919-02-13
dateOfDeath 2007-04-03
educatedAt Leland College NERFINISHED
employer Grambling State University NERFINISHED
endTime 1997
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Robinson NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork sports coaching
fullName Eddie Gay Robinson Sr. NERFINISHED
genre college football coaching
givenName Eddie NERFINISHED
heritage Southern United States sports tradition
influenced many future African American football coaches
knownFor developing numerous players who went on to professional football careers
longest tenure as head coach at a single school in college football at the time of his retirement
leagueCoachedIn NCAA NERFINISHED
memberOf College Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
militaryService United States Army
nickname Coach Rob NERFINISHED
notableAchievement one of the winningest coaches in NCAA football history
over 400 career college football coaching victories
notableWork building Grambling State Tigers football into a national powerhouse
occupation college football coach
placeOfBirth Jackson, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Ruston, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld head football coach at Grambling State University
religion Baptist
residence Grambling, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
sport American football
spouse Doris Mott Robinson NERFINISHED
startTime 1941
teamCoached Grambling State Tigers football NERFINISHED
workLocation Grambling, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED

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