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Brad Hamilton – Spotlight on Former AthleteBrad Hamilton – Spotlight on Former Athlete Football is in the air by virtue of the 2008 Ragin’ Cajuns beginning their season on last Saturday at Southern Mississippi. Thus, the Spotlight on Former Athlete for September will be on former football player, Brad Hamilton, who was a two-way All-Gulf States Conference Player and an academic All-American. Once his playing career ended with a knee injury, Brad served as a student coach. His transition from player to coach with Head Coach Russ Faulkinberry are included in his profile. Please click here and be taken to his profile http://www.athleticnetwork.net/site.php?pageID=55&profID=4073 Click on the "Spotlight on Former Athlete" banner on the right side of the Athletic Network News Box and be taken to the profile of Brad Hamilton, S Club Athletic Hall of Fame member and former President of the S Club. His recollections to Bruce Brown in an article in the Daily Advertiser in 1989 reveal about how was recruited to attend UL, what he learned about the Cajun culture once he arrived, leadership in the athletic department, Black Friday in 1963, his involvement with the Alumni Association and the Engineering Department at UL, the Boy Scouts, his relationship with the Waukesha draft board, his family and his profession.
The 1965 Football Team. We were the "Raging Cajuns" before the "Ragin’ Cajuns" Click here for the complete caption: http://www.athleticnetwork.net/site254.php#
The 1966 Football Team Click here for the complete caption: http://www.athleticnetwork.net/site255.php# Bruce Brown has graciously allowed the Athletic Network to reprint the chapter on Brad Hamilton in his 1980 book entitled "Prides of Acadiana." This chapter is placed in its entirety in Hamilton’s profile.
The Athletic Network is honored to place the Spotlight on Former Athlete on Brad Hamilton.
Note: The Photo Gallery (left side of home page) at http://www.athleticnetwork.net contains over 8,000 pictures of former and current athletes and support groups. Just point and click to view teams by years. One click on the thumbnail picture and it is enlarged; a click on the enlarged photo and it reverts back to the thumbnail.
The AN seeks to add pictures of each team for each year they represented the university.
The stories of the 2007 honorees in the Athletic Network "Spotlight on Former Athlete" have been placed in the Lagniappe link of the "History of UL Athletics" and also added to their profiles.
The 2008 honorees in the Athletic Network "Spotlight on Former Athlete" include:
January – Alvin Dark Football, ’43; Basketball, Baseball, Golf, Track, ’44; Coaches, 1947. February – Alyson Habetz Women’s Basketball 1991-95 and Softball, 1991-94. March – Ron Guidry Baseball 1968-70.
April – Edgar "Glynn" Abel Baseball 1939, Track & Field 1937-39, Football 1937-39. May -Christian Keener "Red" Cagle Baseball 1925-26, Basketball (M) 1922-26, Football 1922-25.
June – Paul "Buddy" Short Golf 1962-65. July – Louis "Louie" Campbell Boxing and Footbal 1940-41.
August – Dudley Wilkins Track & Field 1933-35.
September – Brad Hamilton Football 1963-66. Ed Dugas, Coordinator # #
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