Rod Broadway is the current head football coach at North Carolina A&T State University

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is a land-grant university located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest publicly funded historically black college in the state of North Carolina.NC A&T is a constituent institution of the University of North...

 and former head coach at Grambling State University

Grambling State University

Grambling State University is a historically black , public, coeducational university, located in Grambling, Louisiana. The university is the home of legendary football coach Eddie Robinson and is on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.-Academics:Grambling State University provides over...

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Bio

Born April 9, 1955 in Oakboro, North Carolina

Oakboro, North Carolina

Oakboro is a town in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,198 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oakboro is located at ....

, Rod Broadway is the ninth head football coach at Division I-AA/FCS powerhouse Grambling State University

Grambling State University

Grambling State University is a historically black , public, coeducational university, located in Grambling, Louisiana. The university is the home of legendary football coach Eddie Robinson and is on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.-Academics:Grambling State University provides over...

. Before taking over at Grambling, Broadway was as an Assistant Coach at the Division I-A level for 22 years. In 2002 he took over the struggling football program at North Carolina Central University

North Carolina Central University

North Carolina Central University is a public historically black university in the University of North Carolina system, located in Durham, North Carolina, offering programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, professional and doctoral levels....

 (NCCU), a then Division II school in Durham, North Carolina

Durham, North Carolina

Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...

. The school had gone 2-8 the year before Broadway took over. Broadway would go on to lead the North Carolina Central Eagles to two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is a college athletic conference, mostly consisting of historically black colleges and universities. Recent addition Chowan University is the first non-HBCU to play in the conference. Conference teams participate in the NCAA's Division II...

 (CIAA) Conference Championships in 2005 and 2006. During his final three seasons at NCCU Broadway had a combined record of 29–4. He closed out his tenure at NCCU with a record of 32–11.

While Broadway's background (as a coach and a player) is rooted in defense, his teams at NCCU and Grambling have been known for their explosive offenses. In only his second year at Grambling State, he led the Tigers to a 12–2 record and won the 2008 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...

 (SWAC) Championship.

Coaching career

Broadway is generally considered a branch of the Steve Spurrier coaching tree. Though his resume includes short-term stints at both East Carolina and North Carolina, Broadway spent nearly a decade assisting Spurrier at both Duke and Florida.

North Carolina Central University

Broadway was the 19th head college football

College football

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 coach for the North Carolina Central University Eagles

North Carolina Central University

North Carolina Central University is a public historically black university in the University of North Carolina system, located in Durham, North Carolina, offering programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, professional and doctoral levels....

 located in Durham, North Carolina

Durham, North Carolina

Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...

 and he held that position for four seasons, from 2003 until 2006. His coaching record at North Carolina Central was 33 wins, 11 losses, and 0 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him fourth at North Carolina Central in total wins and first at North Carolina Central in winning percentage (0.750).

Grambling State University

Broadway became the head coach of the Grambling State University

Grambling State University

Grambling State University is a historically black , public, coeducational university, located in Grambling, Louisiana. The university is the home of legendary football coach Eddie Robinson and is on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.-Academics:Grambling State University provides over...

Tigers in 2007. Broadway has compiled a win-loss record of 35 wins, 14 losses, 0 ties as head coach, and won the SWAC Championship in 2008.

North Carolina A&T State University

On February 2, 2011, Broadway resigned from his position as head coach at Grambling State University, and the following day it was announced that he accepted the position of head coach at North Carolina A&T. Broadway, replaces Alonzo Lee who was in his second year at the position before his release.

Playing career

A 1977 graduate of the University of North Carolina, Broadway played on the defensive line from 1974 to 1977. He helped lead North Carolina to the 1974 Sun Bowl and the 1977 Liberty Bowl. He earned All-ACC honors as a senior in 1977.

Awards and honors

2006 Eddie Robinson Award for National Coach of the Year (Division II)
2006 CIAA Coach of the Year.

Personal tragedy

In June 2004, Broadway's wife Dianne Broadway died after 14 years of battling scleroderma, a rheumatic disease of the connective tissues. The disease primarily attacks women from ages 30 to 50. Doctors do not know the origin of scleroderma, although research suggests that genetic predisposition might be a part of the disease. Broadway lost his mother, his wife, and his personal secretary all in a one-year period.

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