tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post4692557121361339202..comments2024-03-11T16:39:12.344-05:00Comments on Once A Knight ...: Our man Ikey, a legend at TechNico Van Thynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-9900578413206841152017-01-12T18:11:57.914-06:002017-01-12T18:11:57.914-06:00From Philip Neaville: Enjoyed reading about Ikey S...From Philip Neaville: Enjoyed reading about Ikey Sanderson today on your blog. Knew him through my grandfather, Jim McElduff, who worked with him at the building and grounds department. I went to A.E. Phillips (Elementary School, on the Tech campus), so I saw him often.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-33818573458619797532014-04-09T12:40:37.658-05:002014-04-09T12:40:37.658-05:00From Marilyn McIntyre Mayfield: I remember waiting...From Marilyn McIntyre Mayfield: I remember waiting for the Blue Goose to come by bringing the team to the State Fair Game ... it always seemed official when we saw it. Those were the days. I like Kay's suggestion about displaying it at home football games.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-78234478736065740312014-04-09T12:39:27.402-05:002014-04-09T12:39:27.402-05:00From Martha Kinman: I enjoyed the article. Brought...From Martha Kinman: I enjoyed the article. Brought back memories of my time spent while working at Tech Buildings & Grounds in the '60s with Ikey. It makes me smile to think of him and the time I spent working there.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-70143936883235980642014-04-09T12:36:28.617-05:002014-04-09T12:36:28.617-05:00From Tom Morris: I loved Ikey Sanderson, our Mr. F...From Tom Morris: I loved Ikey Sanderson, our Mr. Fixit for Louisiana Tech athletics back in the day. You nailed it with this blog. Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-66356070560795881892014-04-07T23:28:51.591-05:002014-04-07T23:28:51.591-05:00From Kay Riser Prince: Ikey and my mom were first ...From Kay Riser Prince: Ikey and my mom were first cousins, and he was always special to me. I saw the Blue Goose today; I wish it would be repainted and displayed at Tech home football games.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-85598611182481100002014-04-07T23:27:28.941-05:002014-04-07T23:27:28.941-05:00From Sandra Newman Dyson: I have been waiting for ...From Sandra Newman Dyson: I have been waiting for this post about Ikey Sanderson. He is a true legend at Louisiana Tech and I can't thank Nico enough for writing this. Susan Odom and Lane Odom, know how proud you are of your dad and grandfather. There will never be another like him.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-90833916102944956792014-04-04T22:32:46.775-05:002014-04-04T22:32:46.775-05:00From Tim Hall: Ikey is in my Hall of Fame, as well...From Tim Hall: Ikey is in my Hall of Fame, as well. I could tell you an hour's worth of stories about him, as I am certain most every Tech athlete who ever rode on his bus could do.<br /> In 1989, I was working with Century Telephone and had been named the regional vice-president in Louisiana. We were headquartered in Alexandria. When I took over the organization the first problem I had to deal with was a serious service complaint in Choudrant, La. I was told the mayor of Choudrant had been particularly tough to deal with and wanted some action as it pertained to the service issues in town. A couple of members of the staff had visited with him and assured me he was, indeed, crusty and they had not made much headway with him. <br /> You know where this is going, I'm sure. I called Ikey to see when he was going to be available to meet with me so that we could <br />determine what needed to be done. In true Ikey Sanderson fashion he dished out a ration about how he thought Century Telephone would have put somebody in the job that could fix things like this ... what did I think I was going to do? <br /> We did have a great visit about a week later and the problem had been addressed -- and repaired -- before I got there. No way was I going to meet with him before the work had been done!<br /> And then there was the time the track team was returning from an indoor meet in Montgomery, Ala., when the engine on The Blue Goose threw a rod right out the side of the block, right outside of Selma, Ala.. We saw vintage Ikey Sanderson that day.<br /> <br /> Good stories ... great memories.<br />Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-27865079754071734962014-04-04T22:22:17.410-05:002014-04-04T22:22:17.410-05:00From Don Landry: Thanks for doing the great story ...From Don Landry: Thanks for doing the great story on Ikey.<br />Here is my Ikey story. I was coaching the Louisiana Tech freshmen basketball team. We were playing in Texas against one of the junior colleges. Besides driving the bus, Ikey would keep the scorebook. Late in the game several (I do not remember how many) of our players had fouled out. We were down to only four players. I called a timeout and invented a 2-2 zone. As play resumed, a foul was called on one of our players; it was called on a player with less than four fouls. However, Ikey (he was always honest) was protesting that the foul should be credited to one of our players who had four fouls. I was trying to shut him up because I did not know how to design a 1-2 zone. <br /> We all loved Ikey. He was fun to be with, and he was a Tech legend.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-33576999267728445322014-04-04T22:18:25.699-05:002014-04-04T22:18:25.699-05:00 From Randy Walker: I recall being on the Blue G... From Randy Walker: I recall being on the Blue Goose with Ikey and coming back to Ruston with the track team in the spring of 1965. We were returning from Montgomery, Ala., and just outside Selma, Ala., the engine blew on the bus. Ikey was able to get 5-6 taxis to come outside town to pick up the 20 or so boys and we went into Selma to wait at the Greyhound bus station. Ikey made a few phone calls (before cell and 800 numbers) and then announced that he had chartered a Trailways bus and it was on the way through Selma, but it would be 2-4 hours. We enjoyed the cuisine from Tim’s Café (a diner next door to the bus station). Right down the main street was the famous Selma bridge where the civil right marches were taking place. We did not have any trouble that day, but I recall that we were all relieved when the Trailways bus arrived and we headed home to Ruston.<br /> I do remember that Ikey liked to give (Tech trainer) Glenn “Moose” Tilley a hard time, but it was all in fun.<br /> I also recall that Ikey’s brother Red was a civilian employee for the AFROTC unit at Tech.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-53595800489427822332014-04-04T22:07:34.466-05:002014-04-04T22:07:34.466-05:00From Bud Dean: My two favorite Ikey stories: We n...From Bud Dean: My two favorite Ikey stories: We never stopped at Lea's, but there was a Whipt Dip in Lecompte and Mouse (Malcolm Smith) would start a chant of “ice cream, Ikey” before we got to the town limits; and (2) my senior year we lost at McNeese (we were 0-3 there in my three varsity years) and Coach Robertson was so angry that he told Ikey to drive straight to Ruston. Ikey refused unless we were fed, and there were words, but we ate that night.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-28723488053437000322014-04-04T21:59:46.173-05:002014-04-04T21:59:46.173-05:00From Jesse Carrigan: Great, Nico! He was very fond...From Jesse Carrigan: Great, Nico! He was very fond of my brother Claude ... a great memory, thanks.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-83312565767516086752014-04-04T21:58:38.986-05:002014-04-04T21:58:38.986-05:00From Maxie Hays: Maybe your best blog for me. I kn...From Maxie Hays: Maybe your best blog for me. I knew Ikey quite well, too. I just loved this; I can't quit laughing. Bless your heart -- having to room with Ikey. Too funny. My roommate, Billy Ware, was a center from Selma, Ala. Billy loved Ikey and after every football trip on the Blue Goose, Billy had to tell me all the "Ikey" stories first thing. I only made one trip on the Blue Goose with Ikey. I was in the Tech Choir and Ikey took us to Shreveport one time for a TV performance. Everyone loved Ikey.<br />I will read this post a few more times just for the laughs. Awesome, wonderful and incredible.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.com