Grambling has fired football coach Doug Williams, the first black quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl and one of the school's most decorated alumnus.
According to the News-Star, Williams confirmed the news Wednesday morning, telling the newspaper he was called into the office of university president Frank Pogue and handed a piece of paper verifying his termination.
After starring at Grambling, Williams was drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft by Tampa Bay in 1978, where he led the then woeful Buccaneers to the NFC Championship Game in just his second NFL season. In 1987, he led the Washington Redskins to the Super Bowl and was named game MVP on the strength of his five touchdown passes.
Williams returned to Louisiana to succeed the legendary Eddie Robinson, his former coach and one-time mentor, in 1988, leading the Tigers through the 2002 season and winning Southwestern Athletic Conference titles for three straight seasons beginning in 2000. He has composed an overall 62-33 record while at Grambling, including a 53-17 mark over his first 14 seasons.
Williams left Grambling in 2002 to become a personnel executive for the Buccaneers, but returned as coach in 2011. His son, D.J., is now the starting quarterback on the Tiger's roster.
Beyond that, recent times have not be kind to Williams. Grambling posted a 1-10 record last season, and for the first time in school history finished winless in the SWAC. This year's team has already started 0-2.
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