Grambling State University - Tiger Yearbook (Grambling, LA)

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1974-75 1975-76 — 22-9 1976-77 16-11 1977-78 13-12 1978-79 16-11 1979-80 - 928 1980-81 18-11 | 1981-82 12-17 1982-83 6-22 1983-84 | 17-12 1984-85 8-19 1985-86 a 14-12 Total : New head coach Bob Hopkins oS ‘Named Cage Coach | two-year absence, Bob Hopkins has returned: ‘to Grambling State University where he has assumed the duties of head men’s basketball coach. oe The former GSU cage standout formerly coached women’s © basketball here from 1982 through 1984 before moving to Southern University. As head mentor there, he led the 1985 daguars to the NCAA Div. | playoffs. a From 1953-56 Hopkins rewrote the GSU record book. es s the all-time Tiger scorer, accumulating 3,759 points. The for- mer professional star also holds. the single game Grambling scoring mark—62 points. Following his stay in the pros, Hopkins engineered several powerhouse clubs at Alcorn before moving to Xavier of New Orleans. — : His success in the collegiate ranks” allowed him to beconie coach of the Seattle Super Sonics qupes the lige Athletics 185

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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 | } |

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CLASSES Seniors 188 | Juniors Summer Graduation 192 | Sophomores Fall Graduation 1I96 Freshmen Spring Graduation 202 | Features 186 Classes |