110 HRES 362 IH: Honoring the life of Coach Edward U.S. House of Representatives 2007-05-02 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IV 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 362 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 2, 2007 Mr. Alexander submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor RESOLUTION Honoring the life of Coach Edward Eddie Robinson.

Whereas Edward Eddie Robinson was born on February 13, 1919, in Jackson, Louisiana, as the son of sharecroppers; Whereas Eddie Robinson graduated from McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1937, earned a bachelor’s degree from Leland College in Baker, Louisiana, in 1940, graduated with a master’s degree in science from the University of Iowa in 1954, and received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Louisiana Tech University and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Yale University; Whereas in 1941, Eddie Robinson began his coaching career at the Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute, renamed Grambling State University in 1974; Whereas Eddie Robinson’s tenure at Grambling State University stretched from the start of his coaching career in 1941 to his retirement in 1997, a period that included 11 Presidents of the United States and several wars; Whereas Eddie Robinson broke the record set by Bear Bryant as collegiate football’s winningest coach in 1985, became the first collegiate coach ever to win 400 games in 1995, and retired from coaching in 1997 with a record of 408 wins, 165 losses, and 15 ties; Whereas throughout his coaching career, Eddie Robinson won 17 Southwestern Athletic Conference titles, 9 National Black College championships, and had only eight losing seasons; Whereas Eddie Robinson received more awards than any other coach in history, and his name adorns streets throughout Louisiana, stadiums, and national awards; and Whereas Eddie Robinson was a dedicated coach, educator, role model, husband, and father, and he will be remembered as one of college football’s most beloved coaches: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives honors the life of Edward Eddie Robinson, and his service as an educator, community leader, and outstanding coach.