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| | Eddie Robinson, Legendary Football Coach at Grambling State U., Is Dead at 88 - Chronicle.com |
 | | Eddie Robinson, who led Grambling State University’s football team to 408 wins and only eight losing seasons in his 56 years as head coach, died on Tuesday at the age of 88. |
 | | Robinson’s football squads sent more than 200 players to the National Football League, including seven first-round draft picks and Doug Williams, who as a Washington Redskin was the first fl quarterback to play in, win, and be recognized as the most valuable player in a Super Bowl. |
 | | Robinson took the helm, in 1941, he had to line the field himself as well as fix sandwiches for road trips because his players were not allowed to eat in many restaurants. |
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