Denny Duron
Tommy Joe Eagles
Pam Gant
Dale Holman
Luke McCown
Keith Prince
Pat Tilley
Denny Duron
Tommy Joe Eagles
Pam Gant
Dale Holman
Luke McCown
Keith Prince
Pat Tilley
''Don't be a bad dagh..."
LG's new committee thankfully continues to make up for lost time and late inductees.
Congratulations to all!
Louisiana Tech University
Flagship of the University of Louisiana System
Some really good ones on there.
Good old Memorial Gym
All very deserving, and we still have a long waiting list.
For those of you who were promoting Eagles, would y'all please explain why Eagles before Russo? As someone who wasn't around back then, it looks to me like Russo had the better resume and should've gone in before Eagles.
Maybe because Tommy Joe was an asst. under Russo before becoming HC, so maybe he was at Tech longer. Wasn't he also a player? I don't remember and am too lazy to look it up. It does seem like the same day the Lady Techsters lost to Auburn in a NC game, Auburn hired Tommy Joe as their men's HC. Is that correct?
Tommy Joe was a player, asst coach and HC -
He was also the chief recruiter of those great teams and the teams that followed -
Doyline High School:
Top 100 Player in Louisiana High School Basketball History
1966 and 1967 First team All State Basketball
1967 Louisiana State Player of the Year
1965, 1966, 1967 District MVP
1967 Louisiana Basketball State Champions
1967 Most Valuable Player of the Louisiana State Tournament
Signed with Louisiana Tech University over offers from, The University of Kentucky, The University of Houston, Louisiana State University, and Duke University.
Louisiana Tech University: As A Player.
4 - year letter winner.
1970 and 1971 All Academic Gulf South Conference
1970 and 1971 Team Captain
1971 Gulf South Conference Champions
1971 NCAA Tournament
Louisiana Tech University: As an Assistant/Associate Coach
1984 and 1985 Southland Conference Champions.
1984 NCAA Second Rd.
1985 NCAA Sweet 16.
Louisiana Tech University: Head Coach
87-40 overall record.
1986 NIT Final Four. The only Final Four in our Basketball History.
1986 NIT Final Four Consolation game winner.
1987 Southland Conference Champions.
1987 NCAA Tournament.
1987 Southland Conference Coach of the Year.
1988 American South Conference Champions.
1988 NIT 2nd round. Won the ASC Tournament but was unable to participate in the NCAA due to the American South not receiving an automatic bid due to it being a first year conference.
1989 American South Conference Champions.
1989 NCAA Tournament 2nd round.
1989 American South Coach of the Year.
Recruited and coached the last 2 All Americans at Louisiana Tech University. (Karl Malone and Randy White)
Auburn University: Head Coach
1990 Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year.
1990 Winner of the Rupp Cup, as the Top coach in the SEC.
1992-93 NIT.
Simsboro High School: Head Coach
Louisiana State Runner Up.
Louisiana State Coach of the Year.
Cedar Creek High School: Head Coach
5 Time LISA State Champions.
4 Time LISA State Coach of the Year.
As you can see he has a very good resume and a lot of accomplishments outside of Tech -
''Don't be a bad dagh..."
IMO, this is LA Tech's best "HOF class" to date. Of course there are some deserving people that were left off this list, but they'll surely make it in the future.
I'm really glad to see Denny Duron finally get in. IMO, Denny Duron is the most under-rated player in LA Tech history. We hear a lot of noise about Terry Bradshaw (and rightfully so) and other former Tech QB's, but we seldom hear much about Duron's feats. But the fact is, Duron accomplished much more at LA Tech than Bradshaw did. Duron led our 1973 Bulldog team to a 12-0 record, and the 1973 team to a 12-1 record. Both teams won NC's.
Back in 2013, both Duron (1972 & 73) and his predecessor Ken Lantrip (1970 & 71) were named as QB's to the Southland Conferences' All-Decade team. That team included 19 Tech athletes from the 1970's.