What They're Saying: Eddie Robinson

• By The Associated Press
• Published: Apr 5, 2007

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Quotes on the death of former Grambling coach Eddie Robinson:

“I don’t know if I would be where I am today if there had been no Eddie Robinson. He put that spark into everyone, that will to be more, to be the best.”

Former Grambling and NFL quarterback Doug Williams

“Coach Rob did a lot more for us than teach us about football. He used to come through the halls early in the morning with a cowbell, waking us up for class and for church.”

Former Grambling and NFL cornerback Everson Walls

“As a coach, he guided the lives and collegiate careers of many football players who were fortunate to have attended Grambling. As a person, he used the sport he loved to teach young men and women how to become good citizens and to succeed in athletics and in life.”

Part of statement issued by the Southwestern Athletic Conference

“The coaching profession has lost one of its true legends. Though he was best known for winning more football games than any other coach when he retired, Eddie Robinson’s impact on coaching and the game of football went far beyond wins and losses. He brought a small school in northern Louisiana from obscurity to nationwide, if not worldwide, acclaim and touched the lives of hundreds and hundreds of young men in his 57 years at Grambling.”

Grant Teaff, executive director of the American Football Coaches Association