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Wednesday April 4, 2007 9:52AM

Eddie Robinson dies at 88

RUSTON, LA (AP) -- Eddie Robinson, who sent more than
200 players to the NFL and won 408 games during a 57-year
career, has died. He was 88.

Robinson's was a career that spanned 11 presidents, several
wars and the civil-rights movement.

His older records were what people remembered: in 57 years,
Robinson set the standard for victories, going 408-165-15.

"The real record I have set for over 50 years is the fact that I
have had one job and one wife," Robinson said.

Source: http://tinyurl.com/2a9vfh


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I'm not sure how many of you know or can relate to what this man did for football...People in general...Just trust me when I say, that if you do that kind of thing, put one up for this man tonight...
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in this day and age, the word great gets tossed around a lot.

but, he was a GREAT man.

it's sad to hear he finally succumbed to an awful disease.

at least he's at peace now.

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What a huge loss. He did do amazing things for football. What's so impressive is that he sent over 200 players to the NFL. That tells you something about how good he is as a coach
"If there were no eternal consciousness in a man, if at the bottom of everything there were only a wild ferment, a power that twisting in dark passions produced everything great or inconsequential; if an unfathomable insatiable emptiness lay hid beneath everything, what would life be but despair?"

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I've never even heard of him...but that article speaks volumes about his character...

RIP

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