Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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coaching at Newman High School, Holy Cross High School, Iesuit High School and Northwestern State Univer- sity. Assistant basketball coach Ierry San- ders is also responsible for recruiting and scouting for the team and spends many a Friday night at high school bas- ketball games. A Nicholls graduate, Sanders joined the staff in 1970 and served as golf coach for five years, and was named GSC coach of the year in 1972 after his team won the crown. The newest member of the football coaching staff is C. I. Moore. graduate assistant coach in charge of tight ends. Moore previously served as assistant coach at Pontchatoula High School and Covington High School. Attending to miseries and injuries of athletes is Bob i Doc Drury, who begins his second full year as the trainer for all intercollegiate sports. A certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, Drury came to Nicholls from Slidell High School where he was trainer and biol- ogy teacher. One of the newer members of the department is Al Suffrin, sports inform- ation director. Suffrin. who served as an assistant to previous directors for four and one-half years. was elevated to the slot in March following the resigna- tion of Phil Tullis in the fall. Genevieve Amedee serves as the sec- retary to Didier and as acting business manager. Department secretaries are lean Bourgeois and loy Brown. Dr. Wade Ledet is chairman of the Athletic Council. Coach Bill Clements' hopes for 3 repeat GSC Doc Drury keeps the athletes in top shape for championship did not materialize in the 4-6-1 sea- their sports. and assists with game iniurins. son. i , I 'J ' . I l ?i.,,.-1 ., if ,. if g l O N f it O 'x If 1, and i Suv' to .f .,,, X i i Handling publicity for Nicholls sports is the job ol Al Suflrin. sports information tliretztor. Suffrin is Ai 1977 graduate. Athletic: D1-partm

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