Lewis: Robinson a `great icon of sports'
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis, one of six African-American head coaches in the NFL, issued this statement this morning through the team's PR staff on the death of former Grambling coach Eddie Robinson:
"There can’t be another person who has had a more profound affect on minorities in both college and pro sports. The inspiration and courage Coach Robinson displayed, the program he built, and the dozens of players he sent from Grambling to successful careers in the NFL -- it’s unsurpassed. To members of the African-American community, Coach Robinson will always be one of the great icons of sports."
posted by Mark at 10:16 AM
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at 4/05/2007 4:02 PM 
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Post a Comment*Coach Robinson seemed too nice, too genuine, and too happy to be such a successful coach & educator. I never had a grandpa to take me fishing, but if I did, he would have looked just like Eddie Robinson.
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