Eddie Robinson (born 1919) brought Louisiana's Grambling State University eight black college football championships during his 56 seasons of coaching. At the time of his retirement, the legendary Robinson had won 408 games, more than any other...

It was a busy morning at Moore's Barber Shop, one of a dozen small businesses scattered along the three-block Main Street in this little town. "Everybody's got to look pretty for tomorrow," Larry Pannell, director of the Grambling Band said as he took his place...

Eddie Robinson inspired young men to do great things, to make the most of their lives. And many of those he touched never played a down for him during a 57-year coaching career at Grambling State."There is no question that Eddie Robinson was a figure...

Thousands of mourners passed the open casket of Eddie Robinson on Monday in the Louisiana Capitol, where the famed Grambling State football coach viewed the body of slain political titan Huey Long more than 70 years ago.Robinson, who endured the indignities of the Jim Crow...

Eddie Robinson had big dreams. Too big, it seemed to many, for a poor black youth in the segregated South of the early 20th century. But Robinson wasn't going to let his disadvantages stop him. "I was determined that I would do my very best...