Served as equipment manager for USL/UL athletic department for 35 years, and became one of the most beloved figures in the history of Cajun sports … Joined USL staff in 1980 as a student manager and was elevated to a full-time position upon his graduation in 1985, and served in positions as head equipment manager and supervisor of equipment until his death in March of 2019 … Won the 2009 Glenn Sharp Award presented by the National Athletic Equipment Managers Association to the Equipment Manager of the Year … Also named NAEMA Equipment Manager of the Year in District 4 three times in 2002, 2005 and 2009 … Named as USL athletic department’s “MVP” award winner for the 1990-91 athletic year.
