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Florida A&M coach Rudy Hubbard to be among College Football Hall of Fame’s 2021 inductees

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January 11, 2021
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On Monday afternoon, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame announced the induction of legendary former Florida A&M head football, Rudy Hubbard, as a member of its 2021 College Football Hall of Fame Class.

The only HBCU head coach to win the Division I-AA (now FCS) national title, Rudy Hubbard posted 83 wins in his 12 seasons at Florida A&M. He becomes the fourth Rattler coach to enter the College Football Hall of Fame.

During his tenure at Florida A&M from 1974-85, Hubbard compiled an 83-48-3 overall record, the third-most wins in school history behind fellow College Football Hall of Fame Coaches Jake Gaither (203) and Billy Joe (86)

Hubbard’s most successful stretch occurred from 1977-79 as the Rattlers compiled a 30-5 record, including a perfect 11-0 mark in 1977. The team won back-to-back Black College Football National Championships and conference titles in 1977 and 1978.

Related: Former FAMU coach Rudy Hubbard says it’s ‘disturbing’ he didn’t get call from school about his HOF nomination

In 1978, Hubbard guided Florida A&M to a 12-1 record and wrapped up the season winning the inaugural NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship as the Rattlers defeated UMass, 35-28. Although a member of NCAA Division II’s Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, FAMU successfully petitioned the NCAA for Division I-AA classification, which took effect right before the 1978 season began.

One year after winning the national title, Hubbard’s Rattlers claimed another milestone when they defeated Miami (Fla.) 16-13. From 1974-78, Hubbard won five straight Orange Blossom Classics, which annually pitted Florida A&M against another HBCU. The numerous standout players he coached included College Football Hall of Famer and three-time All-America offensive guard Tyrone McGriff. Hubbard was inducted into the Florida A&M University Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.

Hubbard ended his collegiate coaching career in 1985, but he returned to the sidelines as head coach at James S. Rickards High School in Tallahassee, from 2008-11. Now retired, he is collaborating with his son to write a how-to-book on winning, and he is involved with potentially staging an HBCU game in 2021 between rivals Kentucky State and Central State in his native Ohio.

Courtesy: Florida A&M Athletics



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