Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions football
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The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions are the college football
team representing the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
. The Golden Lions play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
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College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
team representing the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a historically black university located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States. Founded in 1873, it is the oldest HBCU and the second oldest public institution in the state of Arkansas . UAPB is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund...
. The Golden Lions play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black universities in the Southern United States...
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Alumni in the NFL
Over 25 Arkansas Pine Bluff alumni have played in the NFL, including:- Bob BrownBob Brown (defensive lineman)Robert Eddie Brown is a former American football defensive end who played for the Green Bay Packers, the San Diego Chargers and the Cincinnati Bengals in an eleven year career that lasted from 1966 to 1976 in the National Football League.-References:...
- L. C. GreenwoodL. C. GreenwoodL.C. Henderson Greenwood is a former American football defensive end for the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers.-College career:...
- Manny SistrunkManny SistrunkManuel Sistrunk is a former American football defensive lineman who played ten seasons in the National Football League. He played college football for Arkansas AM&N and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1970 NFL Draft.He is a distant cousin to former NFL player Otis Sistrunk....
- Dante WesleyDante WesleyDante Julius Wesley is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft...