breaking the line study guide (A+ GRADED)

Eddie Robinson correct answers • Grambling head football coach from 1941 to 1997. Robinson was just 22 years old when he took over the college football program at Grambling, and helped the college to become what it is through donations, and slowly building the program up. He ended his career as the second most wins of any football coach in history and as a member of the college football hall of fame. Jake Gaither correct answers • FAMU head football coach from ; Gaither introduced the split T formation to FAMU as well, which he was very well known for in 1963. Gaither was known to be emotional in the locker room to get his guys on board; he would hit at their hearts and ask for blood. Gaither won 6 black college national championships, and he had to overcome illnesses and a life threatening brain tumor, he is also a member of the college football hall of fame. James Harris correct answers • Quarterback for Grambling from 1965 to 1968. He was the MVP of the orange blossom classic in 1967. He was also the first black man to start at quarterback in the NFL. Ken Riley correct answers • Quarterback for FAMU. The Bengals drafted hum in the 6th round in 1969 and played through 1983. He then became assistant coach for 2 years for packers. He then went back to coach for the rattlers for 8 years and was an athletic director for 9 years. He remains underrated, as he is not part of the football hall of fame. Collie Nicholson correct answers • Grambling's sport publicist. When Grambling was first beginning as a college, they made Nicholson the main publicist for the college, and would release different statements about the football program, and also about the college in general too. It was his job to promote the football team, in order to then promote the college, but the football team was always the most important. Oree Banks correct answers • South Carolina State's head coach. Banks lost to FAMU. Banks was also on Grambling's coaching staff for two years until he was named the head coach at South Carolina. He was inducted into the NAIA national hall of fame in the coach category in Dallas, Texas. John Merritt: correct answers • Head football coach at Tennessee State for 29 years, was inducted into the college football hall of fame in 1994. Howard Cosell: correct answers • Radio Show host, sportscaster for ABC. He was infamous for "telling it like it is" and his opinionated broadcasts on Monday night football, gained him fans. Pete Griffin correct answers • Defensive coordinator for FAMU; he was different than Gaither in that he was more shy and did not like to be the center of attention. He said little, and instead liked to have more private and intellectual deep philosophical conversation.