History
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4.3KOrangeburg Icon and Naismith Hall of Famer Frank Staley Jr. Passes Away
Mr. Staley was an assistant mathematics professor at SC State, a football and basketball statistician, clock operator, football chain crew member and...
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3.1KBCU Legend Jack “Cy” McClairen Passes Away at 89
"The world has lost a Hall of Famer."
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3.6KEddie Robinson ties Bear Bryant as GSU downs OSU
September 28, 1985: Grambling State knocks off Oregon State as Eddie Robinson ties Bear Bryant's win record.
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4.4KDeion Sanders latest NFL legend to coach at HBCU
Deion Sanders is the latest NFL legend to coach an NFL team, but he's far from the first to do so.
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6.7KFAMU legend, NFL WR Robert Wilson passes away
Tallahassee native Robert Wilson flourished at Florida A&M in the mid-1990s before going on to an NFL career. He has passed away...
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3.9KBill Hayes motivates team into record books
Bill Hayes won a lot of games in his Hall of Fame career, and gave lots of speeches. Hayes showed his ability...
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2.1KRemembering Jefferson Street Joe Gilliam
Jefferson Street Joe Gilliam was a record-breaking quarterback for John Merritt at Tennessee State. Nearly 50 years later, his legacy is still...
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4.3KW.C. Gorden, king of 1980s SWAC football, gets due
In a SWAC era with some of the greatest and most iconic coaches in HBCU football, W.C. Gorden stood above them all....
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2.7KBigger Than Life: John Thompson and Big House
John Thompson broke many barriers as a black coach and had folks thinking Georgetown was an HBCU. It wasn't but he had...
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3.2KMiss.Valley HOFer Thomas Leonard passes away
Thomas Leonard stepped into the shoes of one of the greatest college quarterbacks in history and carved out his own hall of...
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2.8KNCCU celebrates anniversary of D1 acceptance
Eight years after exploring a move to Division I, North Carolina Central got the letter that made it official in August 2011.
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2.7KRobert Ryland, the first black to integrate U.S. pro tennis dies
The tennis legend attended XULA and Tennessee State University
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3.1KThe greats of SC State: Football icon Willie Jefferies
SC State honors one of their coaching icons.
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4.1KHBCU Football coaches carry heavy burdens
The coaching duties extend past x's and o's at HBCUs.