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Mr. Dave Cavalier, Jr.
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Home Phone: 337-367-9851 Former Football: Cavalier part of Acadiana’s long tradition Bruce Brown • bbrown@theadvertiser.com • October 13, 2010 SCOTT — When the Acadiana Wrecking Rams roared to a 37-0 halftime lead and took apart LaGrange 51-6 last Friday night, it marked one of the most impressive halves of football in history at a school rich with such excellence. One reason the Rams have plenty of halves to compare it to is the Cavalier family, with Dave Jr. serving as the school’s first coach and his sons Dave III, Corey, Mark and Mike all playing for AHS. “That was a really good time in our lives,” said Corey Cavalier, who was among those in attendance for the homecoming contest as the Classes of 1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000 were spotlighted. “It was just a brotherhood. “It was like that Kenny Chesney song — ‘if you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.’ ” Corey Cavalier was a running back for the Rams, among many to benefit from the Veer Machine offense patented by Bill Dotson and still run today. Brother Dave carried the ball, too, but was known more as a linebacker, while Mark was a quarterback and Mike a diminutive running back like Corey. “Dave was one of the best linebackers around at the time,” Corey recalled. “I think I was better at baseball than football. Don’t get me wrong, I love football, but my talent and size were better suited for baseball. “Your preparation for both sports involved a lot of time in the weight room. You’d do different things for baseball, but mentallyit was the same for me.” Cavalier played catcher in baseball, and isn’t sure he would fit in either sport today. “The coaches now call every pitch,” he said. “I called all my pitches; never did look in the dugout. In football, the players are so much bigger and faster. I don’t know if I could step on the field with them today.” Dotson is remembered as “a hard-nosed guy who made you be the best you could be. He had a work ethic, and really pushed you, especially in the weight room. I have no idea why the veer is still so effective. It’s hard to defend if blocked correctly.” Married to high school sweetheart Lynda, Cavalier and his wife have three daughters — Courtney, 29; Kristin, 26; and Maeghan, 20 — as well as grandsons Kaleb and McGwire and granddaughters Kayleigh and Skye. He coached girls soccer at AHS for 12 years while the girls were growing up. “I had a good role model in coaching in my father,” Cavalier said. “It was a challenge to coach girls soccer, though. I first started in the recreation league when they were making up the rosters and told me I was a coach. I bought a book and got started. “I started the (AHS) girls with basics of training and introduced them to the weight room. Mentally, I worked on getting them motivated and prepared.” Dave III is an audiologist in New Iberia, Mark is an electrical engineer in the Dallas area and Mike is a corporate lawyer, also in Dallas. Corey is a maintenance technician with Petroleum Helicopters, and is still active. “I play softball every Monday night,” he said. “It’s harder to hit the ball wearing bifocals.” Athletic Network Footnote: Dave Cavalier, Jr. was a UL Football player 1959-62. Click here for http://athleticnetwork.net/picpopup.php?piclibID=5683 Dave pictured with his 1962 USL “Bulldogs” team.
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