Program for Grambling State University Commemorative Football Game
date: label: Date
content: November 15, 1997
name: label: Distributed by
content: Grambling State University, American, founded 1901
label: Subject of
content: Edward Gay Robinson Sr., American, 1919 - 2007
label: Subject of
content: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, American, founded 1890
notes: label: Caption
content: This football program commemorates the final home game for legendary Grambling State University coach Eddie Robinson. Grambling fell to North Carolina A&T, 35-37. At the end of the 1997 season, Robinson retired after coaching Grambling for fifty-six years with an overall record of 408 wins (the second most in NCAA Division I history), 165 losses, and 15 ties.
label: Description
content: A Grambling State University Special Commemorative Football Game Souvenir Program celebrating head coach Eddie Robinson. At center of the front cover is the Grambling State University seal surrounded by 12 photographic images of Eddie Robinson, arranged in a circle. Below the circle of images, against a golden yellow background, text in black and red reads: ["Portraits of a Living Coaching Legend" / Special Commemorative Football Game Souvenir Program / Grambling State University / vs. / North Carolina A&T]. Below the text is a pre-printed signature: [Eddie Robinson]. In the bottom right corner printed in red is: [No. 0212]. The interior consists of fourteen pages of information about the team, pictures, letters, thanks to Robinson, and advertisements. The back cover contains and advertisement Johnny's Pizza House.
place: label: Place used
content: Grambling, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Football
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Leonard L. Haynes, III
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.4
objectType: label: Type
content: programs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Grambling State University
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (28 × 21.6 cm)