GRAMBLING TIGERS +
PRO FOOTBALL

NFL FIRSTS
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1st NFL Player from an HBCU | Paul "Tank" Younger
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1st to play in an NFL All-Star Game | Paul "Tank" Younger
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1st NFL Front Office Administrator | Paul "Tank" Younger
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1st Black Quarterback to start an NFL season | James "Shack" Harris
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1st Black Quarterback to start a Super Bowl | Doug Williams
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1st Black Quarterback Super Bowl MVP | Doug Williams

NFL + GRAMBLING
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4 Pro Football Hall of Famers | Buck Buchanan | Willie Brown | Willie Davis | Charlie Joiner
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200+ Players sent to the Pros: includes players on NFL rosters who played at least one snap + players who attended NFL camps and/or were on a team and did not play.
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99 of 116 Grambling draftees were coached by Robinson

NFL NOTABLES
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Offensive Rookie of the Year 1976 | Sammy White
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3x NFL Interceptions Leader | Everson Walls
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NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team | Buch Buchanan | Willie Brown
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Black College Football HOF Co-Founders | James "Shack" Harris | Doug Williams
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NFL Front Office Personnel and Coaches

COLLEGE-LEVEL IMPACT
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1st college coach to reach 400 wins across divisions
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3rd all-time all college football coaches
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4 College Football Hall of Famers | Buck Buchanan | Gary Johnson | Doug Williams | Paul "Tank" Younger
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Black College Football HOF Co-Founders | James "Shack" Harris | Doug Williams