GSU legends to be inducted in hall of fame
By: Staff Report
Issue date: 7/15/10 Section: Front
Football will be the primary focus when Grambling State University honors its latest group of athletic legends later this month.?? A total of 15 individuals who have made a major impact on the school's sports history will be inducted into the GSU Legends Hall of Fame at the Monroe Civic Center on July 17.
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Ceremonies will begin at 6 p.m., with a pre-banquet reception set for the Eddie G. Robinson Museum on July 16 at the same time. ??Of those inductees, over half have direct links to the glorious gridiron legacy that has marked the university's athletic program for so many years.??
The "football family" of honorees will include Doug Williams, Sammy White, Jerry Robinson, Roosevelt Taylor, Garland Boyette, Eugene "Doc" Harvey, Mackie Freeze, Melvin Lee and Adolph Byrd.??They will be joined by Patricia Bibbs (women's basketball coach), Mary Currie (women's basketball player), Robert Williams (baseball), Joseph B. Johnson (university president), James Hooper (men's basketball) and Jerry Barr (men's basketball).??
It will mark the second induction ceremonies held by the Legends' orgnization, formed three years ago by ex-GSU and NFL quarterback James "Shack" Harris and other former GSU athletes who wanted to make sure that many of the school's distinguished athletes were recognized for their contributions.??Last year's inaugural event attracted approximately 500 fans and included 25 inductees, among them being Pro Football Hall of Famers Willie Brown and Willie Davis and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Willis Reed.??
"There is such an outstanding legacy at Grambling," Brown, often regarded as the NFL's all-time best cornerback and currently an assistant coach for the Oakland Raiders.
"We have so many great athletes to come out of Grambling, and this is a way for those athletes to be recognized because of the things they have done."??Williams, a two-time All-American quarterback during his Tigers' career, became the first player of his race to start at that position and then go on to win Most Valuable Player honors while guiding the Washington Redskins past the Denver Broncos in the 1988 Super Bowl.
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Ceremonies will begin at 6 p.m., with a pre-banquet reception set for the Eddie G. Robinson Museum on July 16 at the same time. ??Of those inductees, over half have direct links to the glorious gridiron legacy that has marked the university's athletic program for so many years.??
The "football family" of honorees will include Doug Williams, Sammy White, Jerry Robinson, Roosevelt Taylor, Garland Boyette, Eugene "Doc" Harvey, Mackie Freeze, Melvin Lee and Adolph Byrd.??They will be joined by Patricia Bibbs (women's basketball coach), Mary Currie (women's basketball player), Robert Williams (baseball), Joseph B. Johnson (university president), James Hooper (men's basketball) and Jerry Barr (men's basketball).??
It will mark the second induction ceremonies held by the Legends' orgnization, formed three years ago by ex-GSU and NFL quarterback James "Shack" Harris and other former GSU athletes who wanted to make sure that many of the school's distinguished athletes were recognized for their contributions.??Last year's inaugural event attracted approximately 500 fans and included 25 inductees, among them being Pro Football Hall of Famers Willie Brown and Willie Davis and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Willis Reed.??
"There is such an outstanding legacy at Grambling," Brown, often regarded as the NFL's all-time best cornerback and currently an assistant coach for the Oakland Raiders.
"We have so many great athletes to come out of Grambling, and this is a way for those athletes to be recognized because of the things they have done."??Williams, a two-time All-American quarterback during his Tigers' career, became the first player of his race to start at that position and then go on to win Most Valuable Player honors while guiding the Washington Redskins past the Denver Broncos in the 1988 Super Bowl.
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