Hall
of Fame Coaches Robinson
and Mumford to be honored
November 28, 2002
The SWAC Alumni Association will honor Hall of Fame Coaches
Eddie Robinson and Arnett W. “Ace” Mumford at its third annual
reunion reception at 7 p.m. CT on Dec. 13 at the A.G.Gaston
Building, 1527 5th Ave North, Birmingham, Ala, in conjunction
with the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship Football
Game.
Robinson coached for 55 years at Grambling State and holds the record for
most victories on the collegiate level with 408. His teams won 17 SWAC
championships and nine Black College National championships. Robinson had a
streak of 27 consecutive winning seasons from 1960-1986, and more than 200 of
players went on to the NFL. Robinson’s career record was 408-165-15. He was
inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1997.
Mumford, who died of a heart attack at age 64 in 1962, spent the final 10
years of his 35-year career at Southern University after stops at Bishop,
Jarvis Christian and Texas College.
Mumford won his first Black College National Championship at Texas Co
llege in 1935. The next year he moved to Southern where he won five
additional Black National Championships (1948, ’49, ’50, ’54 and ’60), 11
SWAC championships and produced 35 All-Americans. From 1948-50 Southern had a
38-game unbeaten streak. Mumford had an overall 233-85-23. He is the
winningest coach in Southern’s history with a 169-57-14 record. Mumford was
inducted posthumously into the National Football Foundation College Hall of
Fame in 2001.
The SWAC Alumni Association was organized in 1999. Its mission is to preserve
and promote the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s legacy and
tradition in all sports. All former coaches, players, athletic
administrators, game officials, athletic trainers, sports information
directors from SWAC member schools and conference personnel
are eligible for membership. For further information about the
reception and membership in the SWAC Alumni Association and
its reunion reception, contact Roscoe Nance at 703-481-0084
(H) or 800-872-3410, extension 3722 or by e-mail at scomobile@aolcom.
