Pothier Jean Voorhies (better known as PJ) attended, Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute. Today the University is known as the University of Louisiana.

• Mr. Voorhies was an original two sport Athlete, helping found football and baseball at UL.
• Pothier was a member of SLII’s first and second class of graduates in 1903 and 1904.
• Founded the Alumni Association
• Was the Alumni Associations first president serving from 1904-08 and again in 1929-30
• Managed Vordenbaumen Lumber company.

Football: P. J. played center for the University of Louisiana, on the inagural 1901-02 football team. Three weeks after the school opened its doors for the first time in 1901, a football team was actively organized. It is believed that this was and is the fastest a football team has ever been formed in US collegiate history. The University of Louisiana has had an organized football team for its entire history.

Athletic Network Footnote: Please click here for the AN Football 1901 Football Gallery. It contains stories from the Lafayette Advertiser, Lafayette Gazette, Times-Picayune, as well as a team photo. Note that the Oct. 12 article indicated that the team will begin practicing soon…first and only game in 1901 was played on Dec. 21 in Opelousas, although a second game was played in Jan. 1902 in Lafayette.

Click here for the Photo Gallery of Baseball Alumni Weekend April 23-25, 2010 when the 2000 CWS team was honored. P.J. "Sport" Voorhies was a member of that team.

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