Jubie Bragg
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Jubie Barton Bragg was the first head
Head coach
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 football
College football
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 coach
Coach (sport)
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 at Florida A&M University
Florida A&M University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States, the state capital, and is one of eleven member institutions of the State University System of Florida...

 in Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
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. Bragg coached the team off and on from 1907
1907 in sports
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 through 1931
1931 in sports
-Alpine skiing:FIS Alpine World Ski ChampionshipsInaugural FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Mürren, Switzerland. The events are a downhill and a slalom race in both the men's and women's categories...

 and has also served as head coach of Alabama's Talladega College
Talladega College
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, leading that school to shared Black College national titles in 1920
1920 in sports
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 and 1921
1921 in sports
-American football:NFL championship* Chicago Staleys win the 1921 American Professional Football Association title, albeit not without dispute...

. Bragg compiled a record of 4-18-1 as FAMU's head coach. His son, Eugene Bragg, later coached the team himself.

The school's football stadium, Bragg Memorial Stadium
Bragg Memorial Stadium
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, is named in his honor.
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