Post by bluedog on Dec 10, 2021 10:16:15 GMT -5
Former Grambling State and NFL star Doug Williams is pretty happy his alma mater is expected to hire Hue Jackson as its next head coach.
Grambling has scheduled a news conference for Friday at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
Williams, who starred at Grambling under legendary coach Eddie Robinson and became the first African American quarterback to win a Super Bowl, said hiring Jackson will work as long as alums remember the past is the past.
“That’s something that we all have to step back from 30, 40 years ago. There’s never going to be another Eddie Robinson,” said Williams, the 17th player taken in the 1978 draft. “Coach was there before segregation. He got players that didn’t have a choice but to go to Jackson State, Grambling, Tennessee State or somewhere else. Now, those guys are at Alabama, so it’s not going to be the same.
theundefeated.com/features/hue-jackson-expected-to-be-named-grambling-states-new-head-football-coach/
Grambling has scheduled a news conference for Friday at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
Williams, who starred at Grambling under legendary coach Eddie Robinson and became the first African American quarterback to win a Super Bowl, said hiring Jackson will work as long as alums remember the past is the past.
“That’s something that we all have to step back from 30, 40 years ago. There’s never going to be another Eddie Robinson,” said Williams, the 17th player taken in the 1978 draft. “Coach was there before segregation. He got players that didn’t have a choice but to go to Jackson State, Grambling, Tennessee State or somewhere else. Now, those guys are at Alabama, so it’s not going to be the same.
theundefeated.com/features/hue-jackson-expected-to-be-named-grambling-states-new-head-football-coach/
