Eddie Robinson (American football coach)

Eddie Gay Robinson Sr. was an American football coach. For 56 years, from 1941 to 1942 and again from 1945 to 1997, he was the head coach at Grambling State University, a historically black university (HBCU) in Grambling, Louisiana. Robinson is recognized by many college football experts as one of the greatest coaches of all time. During a period in college football history when black players were not allowed to play for southern college programs, Robinson built Grambling State into a "small" college football powerhouse. He retired in 1997 with a record of 408–165–15. Robinson coached every single game from the field and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997. Robinson is arguably the most successful college football coach in FCS history and has the third most victories in college football history.

13 February 1919

Born on the same birth date (13 February 1919): Tennessee Ernie Ford

Born on the same birth day (13 February): Angelo Mosca • Artur Yusupov (chess player) • Aung Khin • Donnie Moore • Eileen Farrell • Eleanor Farjeon • Faiz Ahmad Faiz • February 13 • George Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney • Jeff Waters • John Healey (politician) • Marc Emery • Nathan Eovaldi • Paul Lazarsfeld • Rufus Wilmot Griswold • Sarojini Naidu • Simon Schama • Somdev Devvarman • Stanimir Stoilov • Todd Williams • Virgilijus Alekna

Born in the same month (February 1919): Alfred Marshall (businessman) • Andreas Papandreou • Chick Halbert • Desmond Doss • Ducky Detweiler • Eva Gabor • Georg Gawliczek • Georges Ulmer • Ioannis Charalambopoulos • J. M. S. Careless • Jack Palance • James O'Meara • Jock Mahoney • John Abramovic • Johnny Carey • Johnny Pesky • Kathleen Freeman • Lisa Della Casa • Tim Holt