Monday, April 22, 2013

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

FAMU head football coach Rudy Hubbard on the sidelines: Tallahassee, Florida
football history
Image by State Library and Archives of 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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Football, 1981
football history
Image by cliff1066™
This game ball was presented to University of Alabama coach Pawl W. “Bear” Bryant (1913-1983) upon becoming the “winningest” coach in NCAA football history, a record which he held for 20 years. (Museum of American History – Behring Center)


Florida A&M vs. Morris Brown football game: Tallahassee, Florida
football history
Image by State Library and Archives of Florida
Local call number: C007749

Title: Florida A&M vs. Morris Brown football game: Tallahassee, Florida

Date: October 18, 1947

General note: Florida A&M won the game against Morris Brown 6-0.

Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 4 x 5 in.

Series Title: Department of Commerce 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: floridamemory.com/items/show/67542

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Florida A & M Rattler's football game: Tallahassee, Florida
football history
Image by State Library and Archives of Florida
Local call number: RC14099

Title: Florida A & M Rattler's football game: Tallahassee, Florida

Date: ca. 1940

Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.

Series Title: Reference 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: floridamemory.com/items/show/36348

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Recent football history
football history
Image by Ben Sutherland

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