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MACHIAVELLI
May 6th, 2008, 09:25 AM
Grambling's Douglas Porter to be inducted into College Hall of Fame
By Nick Deriso
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Grambling resident Douglas Porter, who had a five-decade long career in coaching and athletic administration, will be inducted into the College Hall of Fame.

The National Football Foundation is expected to announce the 2008 class on Wednesday. Porter appeared on the lower-classification ballot

A former assistant at Grambling State under Eddie Robinson, Porter was a head coach at former Division I-AA programs Mississippi Valley (from 1961-65) and Howard University (from 1974-78) and finally at Division II Fort Valley State (from 1979-94). He was a longtime

Every Grambling senior was drafted by the NFL in 1969. In 1971, 43 GSU players were in pro football camps.

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