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Six HBCU Super Bowl Winners

HBCU Editors — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:26:12 +0000

HBCUs have always played an important role in the world of football. There have been many athletes who have come through from these institutions to shine in the NFL and gone on to enjoy successful professional careers. Even though HBCUs do not get the same level of attention as schools in some of the other […]

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Peyton Manning Foundation Endows Scholarships At 6 HBCUs

HBCU Editors — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 14:55:02 +0000

Peyton Manning‘s Peyback Foundation has endowed six scholarships at four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Louisiana and two in Tennessee, according to a report Sunday from ESPN. Manning’s Peyback Foundation was founded in 1999 by Peyton and his wife, Ashley. Here are the HBCUs listed as recipients: Grambling State University Southern University Tennessee State Fisk […]

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Grambling State Honors Doug Williams With Street Name: Doug Williams Drive

HBCU Editors — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 17:08:04 +0000

On Friday afternoon, Grambling State University honored former Redskins quarterback Doug Williams with his own street name: Doug Williams Drive. The street is located on the corner of Facilities and Stadium Drive on the Grambling State campus in Louisiana. – Washington Redskins “I was a little shocked,” Williams recently told Larry Michael on “Redskins Nation,” […]

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Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams Celebrates the Past and Future of HBCU Football

HBCU Editors — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 15:02:38 +0000

Doug Williams owns the word “Grambling.” He says it with a casual love, like he’s talking about a spouse. “Gram-blun.” His relationship with his alma mater is complicated and thorough, from star quarterback to head coach to frustrated alum. Williams signed with legendary Eddie Robinson’s Tigers in the early 1970s and led Grambling to three […]

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Doug Williams, First Black Super Bowl QB And Black College Football Hall of Famer, Talks Cam Newton

Tommy G. Meade Jr. — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 03:58:44 +0000

In 1987, Washington Redskins quarterback Doug Williams made history when he became the first black quarterback to play in a Super Bowl, and win one, too. Alcorn State legend Steve McNair came after Williams, finishing 13-3 during the 1999 season and led the Titans to the Super Bowl following an incredible postseason run. Donovan McNabb, […]

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Doug Williams might rejoin Redskins in front office job

HBCU Editors — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 07:35:43 +0000

There is a strong possibility that Doug Williams, the Super Bowl-winning quarterback for the Washington Redskins, will rejoin the team in a front-office capacity, according to a person familiar with the situation. “There’s a great possibility Doug will be going to the Redskins,” the person said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not […]

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Doug Williams says he’s been fired by Grambling

Tommy G. Meade Jr. — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 21:42:08 +0000

Grambling football coach Doug Williams was fired Wednesday morning. Williams, 58, said he received a call around 8 a.m. and was summoned to school President Frank Pogue’s office. Pogue handed a letter to Williams and told him the school was going in another direction. A school news release said the remainder of Williams’ contract was […]

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Doug Williams Sues Grambling State University

HBCU Editors — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:18:31 +0000

Grambling State University and Doug Williams have always been on the same team. From the quarterback’s playing days at GSU, to Williams’ current position as the Tigers’ head football coach. But the former Grambling State great now finds himself on the other sideline, suing his alma mater over a contract dispute Friday. NBC 10 Sports […]

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Is Doug Williams’ Future at Grambling State Questionable?

Kev Keise — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:03:41 +0000

Doug Williams may no longer be the head coach of the Grambling State Tigers. KTVE Sports has learned that Williams, who is in his second run at his alma mater, will go into spring drills without a contract approved by the Louisiana State Board. When Williams was hired last spring, he signed a deal with […]

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Grambling State University’s Doug Williams Relives Super Bowl XXII

Kev Keise — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:30:06 +0000

HBCUBuzz’s Kev Keise sits down with Grambling State University football coach Doug Williams, the first African-American to start and win a Super Bowl. Grambling State’s head coach Doug Williams will go down as one of the best black quarter backs to play the game. In his collegiate years, which began in 1974, he dominated as […]

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