Legendary Jackson State University football coach W.C. Gorden is slated to be honored by the Black College Football Hall of Fame in February.
He is one of seven new inductees to be heralded at the Sixth Annual Black College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony presented by the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta on Feb. 28.
Gorden was selected Nov. 5 from a list of 25 finalists who had been determined earlier by the BCFHOF Selection Committee, according to Executive Director Marques Fitch.
Tickets to the Atlanta event are available at: https://www.blackcollegefootballhof.org/events/ticketsandsponsors
In addition to Gorden, the class includes Roger Brown (University of Maryland Eastern Shore), Richard Dent (Tennessee State University), L.C. Greenwood (University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff) Ernie “Big Cat” Ladd (Grambling State University), Ken Riley (Florida A&M University), and Donnie Shell (South Carolina State University).
Gorden was JSU’s winningest football coach. He was named head coach in 1977 and served until 1991.
For more information about the Hall of Fame, see www.BlackCollegeFootballHOF.org.