Grambling State University - Tiger Yearbook (Grambling, LA)

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Knicks Claim Title In a tough championship battle, the Lady Knicks claimed the women’s cage intramural title by defeating the L.A. Dream Team. The Knicks nipped their opponent 38- 34. For the season the champs were 5-1 before clicking off four straight playoff victories. WINNERS—(First Row L-R) Tamara Smith, Lisa Simmons, Lowlette Powe. (Second) Ur- sula Tucker, Janice Dotson, Paula Kirklin, Yalonda Alexander, Dot Toussaint. Intramural Cage Champs Part-Time Players Part-Timers Intramural Champions The Part-Time Players, a group com- posed of counselors and Grambling State University students, captured the men’s intramural basketball champion- ship when they defeated the Operators. P.T.P. finished the year undefeated. Members of the football squad com- posed the Operators. CHAMPS—(First Row L-R) Greg Franklin, coach Carl Womack, Jerome Christopher, manager Roosevelt Thornton. (Second) James Payne, Charles K. Williams, Fredrick Payne, Larry Murphy, Dravis Davis. The Lady Knicks Intramurals 183 o- ®ormrory m Zmmao

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Gooden, James F. Washington, Christopher Jones, Keith Duncan, Faron Johnson, Crow-Heem, Lincoln Hill. ulations, Florida w was Givens one se- . or lose. Quarterback Thomas ed a Bartee pass on fourth goal. For his effort, panes was | named the game’s “Most Valuable Player. ” Enroute to the final game, City Boys defeated Bad ve a 6 and US 12-0 in Ui el action. That post, pattern should work. Photos by DERICK YEARBY What happened?

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pied Hobdy Era | Draws To A Close ve always enjoyed many great moments at Grambling and have always enjoyed the association I’ve had with the many fine people,” said Fred Hobdy shortly after stepping down as head of the GSU men’s basketball team last April 21st. His glorious career spanned 30 years here, where he com- piled 571 victories, fourth among active coaches in NCAA Divi- sion I. His lifetime record is 571-287—the state’s best. The Winnfield product became the second member of the four winningest active coaches in Division | basketball to recent- ly step down. The other was Guy Lewis of Houston. That leaves Ralph Miller of Oregon State and Dean Smith of North Carolina at the top of the list. The only others who have won 500 games are Florida’s Norm Sloan and Maryland’s Charles “Lefty” Driesell. Hobdy, known as the dean of Southwestern Athletic Confer- ence coaches, directed the Tigers to eight SWAC titles during a “Golden Era’’ that reached from 1956 through 1972. Probably his most remembered feat came in 1961 when the Tigers with Willis Reed won the NAIA’s national championship. However, the 1975-76 team compiled an impressive 22-9 mark and the 1979-80 unit went 22-8 and played a first-round NIT battle against Ole Miss in Oxford. Twenty-four All-Americans were coached by Hobdy. eeu : Coach Fred Hobdy Coach Fred Hobdy’s Career Record é : SEASON CONFERENCE FINISH OTHER 1956-57 23-8 Midwest - Conf. J : : e : champs 1957-58 ; 28-4 : NCAA C7 : Div. Reg. champs FIRST YEAR IN SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 1958-59 — 28-1 14-0 Champs NAIA j ‘ Dist. 30 : CE : champs 1959-60 oe 26-5 ‘ ; 14-0 Champs NAIA : : Dist. 30 champs 1960-61 32-4 : 12-2 2nd NAIA : champs 1961-62 20-6 8-4 s 2nd 3rd in 1962-63 20-3 13-1 Champs NAIA : 4 : y tourney 1963-64 26-4 11-3 : Tie 1st 3rd siin : : NAIA tourney NAIA Dist. 30 champs 20-9 10-2 Champs NAIA Dist. 30 champs 1971-72 19-8 10-2 Champs 1972-73 6-18 ‘ 4-8 5th 1973-74 : 16-11 5-7 4th - (continued on page 185) 184 Athletics | } |