Former Grambling coach Eddie Robinson hospitalized
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04/03/2007 -
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) - Former Grambling State University coach Eddie Robinson was hospitalized Tuesday.
``He had a setback,'' according to a statement from the family, which added he was in stable condition at Lincoln General Hospital.
Robinson, 88, who coached football at Grambling for 56 years, has had Alzheimer's disease for years. In and out of a nursing home for the last year, Robinson had been at home recently.
As Grambling's football coach from 1942 through 1997, Robinson became the winningest coach in college football history. He was the first college coach to record 400 victories and retired with a record of 408 wins, 165 losses and 15 ties.
His teams had eight losing seasons and won 17 Southwestern Athletic Conference titles and nine national black college championships.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
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