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FAMU head football coach Rudy Hubbard on the sidelines: Tallahassee, Florida

Local call number: FFL2355

 

Title: FAMU head football coach Rudy Hubbard on the sidelines: Tallahassee, Florida

 

Date: September 15, 1984

 

General note: Rudy Hubbard was born in Hubbard, Ohio in 1946. He played running back at Ohio State University from 1964 to 1968. After graduation Hubbard was hired as an assistant coach by Woody Hayes, making him the first African American coach at OSU. In 1974, he took over the head coaching duties at Florida A&M University. Between 1974 and 1984 Hubbard amassed a record of 83-48-3 including two Black College National Championships (1976 and 1978) and an undefeated season in 1977. Hubbard was inducted into the FAMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990.

 

Physical descrip: 1 photonegative - b&w - 35 mm.

 

Series Title: Deborah Thomas Collection

 

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us

 

Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/114638

 

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