Colbert wins Dapper Dan Dr. Freddie Fu Sports Leadership Award, to be presented Feb. 21 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center
In 1986 or thereabouts, Kevin Colbert, a young scout for the Miami Dolphins, was at Grambling State University in Louisiana to work out players prior to the draft. He walked past an office and noticed that Eddie Robinson, Grambling’s legendary football coach, was in there by himself.
Colbert went into the office to introduce himself and thank Robinson, who invited Colbert to sit down. They spoke for 45 minutes, and Colbert asked Robinson for some words of wisdom that he could take with him.