All posts tagged "History"
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6.8KHistoryMoments in TSU History: Ed “Too Tall” Jones Makes History
The NFL's number 1 draft pick in 1974 came from an HBCU
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5.8KFAMUFAMU Alum starts petition for Rattler great Ken Riley’s enshrinement in NFL’s Hall of Fame
15 seasons. 201 games started. 65 Interceptions. Still waiting on a gold jacket.
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11.0KAlcorn StateToo Good To Pass Up: Steve McNair defied the odds in 1995 NFL Draft
They questioned his school and his brain. But Steve McNair's talent was too much to pass up.
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9.0KCIAAThe Legend of (A.J.) English: Part II — Faster Than A (Washington) Bullet
After averaging double-figures in limited time, Washington's A.J. English disappeared from the NBA as quickly as he proved he belonged.
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4.4KHistoryWe Messed Up Some Brackets: Norfolk State’s 2012 March Madness Magic
For one day in 2012, Norfolk State and Kyle O'Quinn had Cinderella rocking Green and Gold to the March Madness dance.
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11.8K1FAMUIt Was A Pride Thing: Southern, FAMU and the battle for 90s HBCU Football supremacy
Starting in 1995, the FAMU-Southern rivalry was always a factor in the race for the Black College Football title in the 1990s.
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14.0K2Bowie StateAll-Time CIAA Football Champions
The CIAA is the oldest conference created for Historically Black Colleges. Here are its champs for the last century-plus.
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6.4K2019 FootballGrambling to recognize 1985 football squad
One of Eddie Robinson’s all-time great teams will be honored this season by Grambling.
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7.5KAlcorn StateTitans to retire Steve McNair’s jersey
The Tennessee Titans will bestow a big-time honor on Alcorn State's Steve McNair this fall.
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5.1KHamptonThree go into Hampton Hall of Fame
Meet the trio of Pirates inducted over the weekend.
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7.1K2018-19 BasketballThe time a trio of HBCU legends helped the Knicks win the NBA Finals
The last New York Knicks team to win an NBA title featured three HBCU basketball legends.
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6.3KSouthernCoaching legend Otis Washington passes away
The former Southern University Coach set the bar for coaching in Louisiana.
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6.8K1CIAAACC’s first black referee and CIAA legend James T. Burch passes away
The Fayetteville State alumnus officiated one of the greatest HBCU basketball games in history and broke ACC barriers.
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12.5K3FAMUHBCU Quarterback U: Florida A&M
Florida A&M has produced a number of talented passers over the years, dating back to the 1960s.
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15.0K2HistoryA complete, brief history of HBCU quarterbacks picked in NFL Draft
Only 13 quarterbacks from HBCUs have been selected in the NFL Draft in the last half a century. Here is how they...