Spotlight on History
Sports in Louisiana
8/1/2016
In honor of the Summer Olympics on August 5th – 21st, the LDMA is highlighting sports in Louisiana throughout the month of August. Explore the stories of Louisiana athletes and coaches who have made us cheer!
Olympics
- Willie Davenport, track and field (1964, 1968, 1972, 1976) & bobsledding (1980), gold and bronze medalist
- Hollis Conway, track and field (1988 and 1992), silver and bronze medalist
- Skip Bertman, Team USA baseball coach, 1996
- Warren Morris, baseball player, 1996, bronze medalist
- Gayle Hatch, Team USA men’s weightlifting coach, 2004
- Special Olympics in Baton Rouge, 1983
Football
- Terry Bradshaw, Super Bowl XIII & XIV MVP and Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Paul Dietzel, LSU Coach – 1978 and 2011
- Bert Jones, LSU Player
- Archie Manning, New Orleans Saints Player
- Charlie McClendon, LSU Coach
- Eddie Robinson, Grambling Coach
- Johnny Robinson, LSU Player
- Jerry Stovall, LSU Player and Coach
- Jimmy Taylor, LSU Player and Pro Football Hall of Famer – 1996 and 2010
- Doug Williams, Grambling Player and Super Bowl XXII MVP
Baseball
- Skip Bertman, LSU Coach – 1997 and 2011
- Lou Brock, Southern Player and Baseball Hall of Famer
- Ron Guidry, New York Yankees Player – 1983 and 2011
- Mel Ott, New York Giants Player and Baseball Hall of Famer
Basketball
- Dale Brown, LSU Coach – 1981 and 2014
- Pete Maravich, LSU and New Orleans Jazz Player
- Bob Pettit, LSU Player and Basketball Hall of Famer
- Willis Reed, Grambling Player and Basketball Hall of Famer - 1998 and 2010
- Joe Dumars, McNeese Player and Basketball Hall of Famer
Other Stories of Interest
- Evangeline Baseball League of the 1930s-1950s
- Monroe Monarchs host the 1932 Negro League World Series
- Louisiana Bat Companies
- Speed Racer Knot Farrington
- High School Boxing Reunion
- Grambling Legends Hall of Fame Class of 2010
- Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches
To see all of these videos and more, you can view the entire Louisiana Sports topic here.