A LEGACY OF GREATNESS
Marjorie Joyner
An African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She founded a hair and beauty supply company aimed at Black consumers and was heralded by the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made millionaire in America.
Nick Collins
Collins attended and played for Bethune Cookman from 2001-2004, where he was able to establish himself as one of the best to ever put on the maroon and gold, playing his way into the BCU Hall of Fame. Nicholas Collins is an American former professional football player who was a safety for seven seasons with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.
Larry Little
He was an all-conference defensive tackle during his playing days at Bethune-Cookman from 1964-67. Undrafted out of college, he spent two seasons with the San Diego Chargers before being traded to the Miami Dolphins in 1969. During his 14 years with the Dolphins, Little’s play on the line spearheaded the NFL’s most punishing rushing attacks of the 1970s. Little helped the Dolphins win consecutive Super Bowls, including the perfect 17-0 season of 1972. He was named to the Pro Bowl five times. He returned to Bethune-Cookman in 1983 as head coach. During his tenure, the Wildcats won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships in 1984 and 1988. Little was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993. In 1999, he was ranked number 79 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.
Harry T. Moore
Harry Tyson Moore was an African-American educator, a pioneer leader of the civil rights movement, founder of the first branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Brevard County, Florida, and president of the state chapter of the NAACP.