Grambling State University

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Grambling, LA — Public HBCU, est. 1901; home of the Tigers; SWAC member; alma mater of Willis Reed (Basketball HOF) and Willie Davis (Pro Football HOF); legendary coach Eddie Robinson won 408 games at Grambling — more than any coach in college football history at the time of his retirement — sending more than 200 players to the NFL, many from an era when Black athletes were overlooked by predominantly white programs; the "Grambling State Football Classic" series are among the most storied rivalries in HBCU sports; a pillar of Black athletic achievement in America

Notable alumni

Willie Brown

Football · from Yazoo City

Willie Davis

Football · from Lisbon

Willis Reed

Basketball · from Ruston

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