Eddie Robinson -- College Football Coach

Eddie Robinson is Born!

Feb 13, 1919

Born in Jackson in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.

Eddie Robinson TimeSpan

Period: Feb 13, 1919 to Apr 3, 2007

Robinson graduates from McKinely Senior High School

Dec 30, 1937

Eddie Starts his Coaching Career

Jan 1, 1941

Eddie gets 200 of 300 football players into the NFL

Jan 1, 1949

The first person that Eddie coached that has been into the NFL was Paul "Tank".

Eddie earns his Master's Degree from the University of Iowa

Jan 1, 1954

Claimed the national Black College Championship by going 10-0

Jan 1, 1955

Eddie became an inspiration in the deep south.

Jan 1, 1963

Junious “Buck” Buchanan went to NFL and was first overall in draft.

Jan 1, 1963

Poised to become college football’s winningest coach.

Jan 1, 1984

Eddie received Amos Alonzo Stagg Award

Jan 1, 1985

First college football coach to break the 400-win barrier

Oct 7, 1995

Eddie Retires with a Record of 408 Wins - 165 Losses

Jan 1, 1997

Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

Dec 1, 1997

Doug Williams wins Super Bowl XXII as a Redskin Quarterback.

Jan 1, 1998

Eddie Robinson Dies!

Apr 3, 2007

Eddie Robinson dies at the age of 88.