The curtain finally closed on a
week-long controversy surrounding
Eddie Robinson, Grambling
University’s legendary football coach.
Now that the seventy-seven-year old
Robinson has been granted his wish to
coach one more season, the new
questions become: “What will
Grambling do to make the most of
Robinson’s last hurrah?”; and “Who
will succeed him?”
Coach Rob, as he is often called,
has roamed the sidelines for the
G-Men for fifty-five seasons. In the
process, he became the winningest
coach in the history of college football
with 405 career victories.
Although no announcement has
been made regarding specific plans
about a tour, there are three
possibilities that may be considered
for approval by the school in the
coming weeks:
Look for a Robinson media blitz
in late July when the Southwestern
Athletic Conference (SWAC), the
league in which Grambling plays,
stages its annual preseason media tour.
During the season, Grambling
will play several road games in
locations where the school has an
alumni chapter. It is possible that the
alumni chapters could devise their
own programs to honor Robinson and
help generate funds for the school’s
athletic department.
Under Robinson, more than 200
grambling players have gone on to
professional careers. With so many
professional alumni, there should be
ample opportunity for the school to
secure corporate sponsorships for any
event associated with Robinson’s
farewell.
