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| KELLEN WINSLOW, Sr. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY |
Winslow, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame, will be introduced at a press conference on Wednesday at 1 p.m., in the Al Lawson Multipurpose Center.
He replaces Mike Smith, who served as interim Athletic Director for the past 10 months.
Winslow previously was the Athletic Director at Lakeland College in Plymouth, Wisconsin. Prior to that, he was the Athletic Director at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio.
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NOTE: I love this hire! Winslow graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in Education in 1987 and earned a law degree from the University of San Diego in 1993. He is also an in-demand public speaker on economic, social, political and racial issues related to sports, with appearances on Fox Sports, ABC's Nightline, ESPN, and major national radio and television sports talk shows. The former college football captain was a member of the secret honor society QEBH at the University of Missouri. He was selected in the first round (13th overall) of the 1979 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers. In nine seasons with the Chargers, he revolutionized the tight end position.
Football did not use Winslow -- he used football to elevate his educational level and to prepare him for life's opportunities.
The last National Football Foundation college football hall of famer to sit in the athletic director chair at FAMU was none other than the legendary coach Alonzo Smith "Jake" Gaither (203-36-4). Within this hall of fame family are Rattlers: Jake Gaither, Willie "Gallopin' Gal" Galimore, Billy Joe and Tyrone McGriff.
Welcome home, Mr. Winslow. We expect great things from your administration for Rattler Nation.
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