TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- With the hiring of Earl Holmes as the next FAMU head football coach last year there was a lot of hype and excitement. He is after all home grown, a graduate of FAMU DRS and Florida A&M University, and an outstanding former NFL player. We all got behind him because we wanted him to succeed. By giving the right kind of support we can still help, but in all ways necessary he’ll have to lead the Rattlers from one of their lowest points in history to meeting the expectations that Florida A&M history requires. Thus, the legacy begins.
After recently reading
Coaching Against the Wind, a book by retired FAMU administrator and Professor Eddie Jackson, I am reminded that the all-time FAMU winningest Coach Alonzo S. Jake Gaither inherited a winning program. Not enough people are aware of the legacy of William “Big Bill” Bell. Too many of us would like to think that Jake Gaither and Rudy Hubbard were the only FAMU coaches to distinguish themselves as national champions.
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