Welcome to the Icon 1901 Collective

A group of HBCU Alumni, community partners, and former athletes here to assist HBCU student-athletes in profiting from their name, image, and likeness (NIL).

Successful NIL Campaigns

The Icon 1901 has partnered with brands to create NIL campaigns for HBCU Student-Athletes. The PuffCuff Campaign was designed to showcase the PuffCuff Hair Clamp, a tool that makes it easy to achieve stylish looks without stressing curly hair or causing pain from pulling and tension.

Meet The Athletes

The Icon 1901 is committed to providing Grambling State University student-athletes with unique, valuable, and enriching opportunities by leveraging their Name, Image, and Likeness rights with the Grambling community.

The HBCU Icon Exchange is the #1 source for HBCU student-athletes to monetize their name, image, and likeness (NIL).

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