Archie Cooley, the innovative Black college football coach whose offense helped Jerry Rice become a star at Mississippi Valley State, has died, his family announced through the school Thursday.

They thought enough of Archie Cooley, Rice's coach ... The only thing he asked me was if I thought I could cover Jerry Rice." Rice was born Oct. 13, 1962, in Starkville, Miss., ...

Jerry Rice owns several of the most important NFL ... They thought enough of Archie Cooley, Rice's coach, to pick his brain on his unorthodox offense. They thought enough of Rice to trade up ...