Lang became the first coach in MEAC history to complete the vaunted triple crown, earning conference titles in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field at the same time.
Lang produced track All-Americans such as Pam Oliver and Olympian Rey Robinson. Robinson went on to tie the record for the 100-meter dash and Oliver went on to become a successful Fox Sports broadcast reporter.
Lang was last remaining football coached from Gaither era
Lang was the last remaining coach from the Jake Gaither era, when the Rattlers dominated Black college football. He also coached alongside Rudy Hubbard in 1978 when the Rattlers won the inaugural 1-AA (now FCS) national championship.
Lang worked at FAMU during a time when coaches pulled double, or even triple duty, serving as men’s and women’s track coach, an assistant football coach, and a health and physical education professor.
For a time, Lang also headed FAMU’s National Summer Youth Sports Program, a U.S. government-funded summer athletic program.
Lang retired from the university in July of 1999, but the school continued to serve an important role in his family’s life. It is where he met his wife ,Gladys, and the institution from which each of his three children received their degrees.
“Rattlers for Life” wasn’t just a moto for Lang, it’s the way he lived.