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Alabama State University head football coach and former player, Eddie Robinson Jr., is now a finalist for induction into the Black College Football Hall of Fame.
Robinson, who played 11 years in the NFL, was chosen from a group of more than 200 possible inductees from across the country by committee made up of nine notable journalists, commentators historians, past NFL managers, and NFL executives.
Leadership from the Hall of Fame discussed the selection of the 23 finalists.
“We would like to congratulate the Class of 2024 Finalists,” said Doug Williams, Super Bowl XXII MVP, Chairman and Co-Founder of the Hall of Fame. “Each of these men represents the absolute best of Black College Football.”
During his time at ASU, Robinson Jr., earned All-SWAC honors and SWAC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1990 and 1991, Sheridan Broadcasting Network All-America honors in 1990 and 1991. He also received Defensive Player of the Year in 1991 as a linebacker for the Hornets. In the NFL he recorded 850 tackles, 23 sacks, and six interceptions.
Finalists for the Hall of Fame this year are:
The Class of 2024 will be announced on December 14th, 2023. They will be recognized for the first time at the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl in New Orleans on February 24th, 2024 and honored during the 15th Annual Black College Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, June 8th, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News.
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