Northwestern State University Athletics

Recognized as THE authority on Louisiana high school athletic records as a sportswriter for the Shreveport Journal and later the Bossier Press Tribune, encompassing a 50-year career … received lifetime achievement award from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association in 1996 … voted into the Louisiana High School Athletic Association/Louisiana High School Coaching Association Hall of Fame in 2001, one of only two journalists at the time … named Louisiana’s Mr. Basketball in 1992 by the Louisiana Basketball Coaches Association … awarded lifetime achievement award by the Louisiana Track and Field Coaches Association … Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductee as a Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism recipient … published six books on Louisiana sports … involved in coaching swimming and track … 1957 graduate of NSC… was a basketball manager for Coach Red Thomas.