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Hall of Fame Jackson State coach W.C. Gorden, 90, dies

| October 28, 2020 12:06 AM

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — W.C. Gorden, a Hall of Fame coach who led Jackson State to a 28-game Southwestern Athletic Conference winning streak while building a league power in the late 1980s, has died. He was 90.

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